From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
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Aircraft landed after dropping jumpers and was taxing back to ramp area when left landing gear collapsed due attachment hardware failure specifically the LH trunnion to drag link bolt resulting in damage to the left propeller, left flap and engine fairing/nacelle . Investigation determined the incorrect bolt an, AN-23, had been previously installed. According to the manufactures ipc the correct bolt for this application is a NAS464 p which has the correct dimensions and strength characteristics. .
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LANDED AFTER DROPPING JUMPERS AND WAS TAXING BACK TO RAMP AREA WHEN LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE ATTACHMENT HARDWARE FAILURE SPECIFICALLY THE LH TRUNNION TO DRAG LINK BOLT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT PROPELLER, LEFT FLAP AND ENGINE FAIRING/NACELLE . INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE INCORRECT BOLT AN, AN-23, HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURES IPC THE CORRECT BOLT FOR THIS APPLICATION IS A NAS464 P WHICH HAS THE CORRECT DIMENSIONS AND STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS. .
Other reports on N9838Z · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.