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February 19, 1982 · Cessna 404 · N6761H

Oshkosh, WI

Overview

Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
February 19, 1982
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (7 uninjured)
Location
Oshkosh, WI
Aircraft
Cessna 404
Tail Number
N6761H
Operator
Priester Aviation Service
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
CHI82FA059

The right main gear collapsed on landing. Investigation revealed that the rear trunnion pivot pin, P/N5741112-1, had moved aft and out of the trunnion. The pin had about 1 inch of white paint on the end of the pin that extended into the flap track area. The extension of the rear pivot pin on the left gear was measured at 1/2 inch of painted pin extending into the flap track area. The pivot pin is held in the trunnion with a roll pin. The aft pin still had a section of the roll pin in it and the failure mode was a shear. The other two small pieces of the roll pin were still in the trunnion. The forward pivot pin showed a wear pattern that the shims had been riding about 2/10 inch further from the pivot pin hole than on the rear pin. Additionally, the rear pin had grooved wear marks all the way to the end of the pivot pin from the point of original wear pattern.

Full Narrative

THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE REAR TRUNNION PIVOT PIN, P/N5741112-1, HAD MOVED AFT & OUT OF THE TRUNNION. THE PIN HAD ABOUT 1 INCH OF WHITE PAINT ON THE END OF THE PIN THAT EXTENDED INTO THE FLAP TRACK AREA. THE EXTENSION OF THE REAR PIVOT PIN ON THE LEFT GEAR WAS MEASURED AT 1/2 INCH OF PAINTED PIN EXTENDING INTO THE FLAP TRACK AREA. THE PIVOT PIN IS HELD IN THE TRUNNION WITH A ROLL PIN. THE AFT PIN STILL HAD A SECTION OF THE ROLL PIN IN IT & THE FAILURE MODE WAS A SHEAR. THE OTHER TWO SMALL PIECES OF THE ROLL PIN WERE STILL IN THE TRUNNION. THE FORWARD PIVOT PIN SHOWED A WEAR PATTERN THAT THE SHIMS HAD BEEN RIDING ABOUT 2/10 INCH FURTHER FROM THE PIVOT PIN HOLE THAN ON THE REAR PIN. ADDITIONALLY, THE REAR PIN HAD GROOVED WEAR MARKS ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THE PIVOT PIN FROM THE POINT OF ORIGINAL WEAR PATTERN.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time13:00 CST
Nearest AirportWITTMAN (0nm N)
Runway36
Runway Length6700 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledIFR
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 404
Tail NumberN6761H
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorPriester Aviation Service
Operating RulePart 135
Engines2
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · GTSIO-520-M · Reciprocating · 375
Seats10

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (7 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured7
Total7
Crew 1Age 52 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsIMC
LightDaylight
Wind270° @ 10 kt
Visibility4 sm
CeilingOvercast 800 ft
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time13:06

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