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September 10, 2021 · Cessna 175 · N9343B

Hot Springs, SD

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
September 10, 2021
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (4 uninjured)
Location
Hot Springs, SD
Aircraft
Cessna 175 (1958)
Tail Number
N9343B
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
CEN21LA416

The pilot reported the airplane touched down “with a gentle skip then easing forward on the yoke pinned my main gear firmly on the turf.” During the landing roll, the airplane began to veer to the right, and the pilot applied rudder inputs to correct. The airplane subsequently spun around and came to rest upright with the left main landing gear leg separated. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and main landing gear box structure. An attachment bolt for the left main landing gear strut was found fractured and separated from the strut. Metallurgical examination of the fractured bolt and the landing gear strut plate revealed the bolt fractured due to tensile overload that led to shearing of the bolt threads. The bolt was fully threaded into the self-locking nut plate and there was no evidence of looseness before the failure. The damage pattern of the fractured bolt and bent strut plate were consistent with an overload failure of the inboard attachment with no evidence of any preexisting damage or weakness in the attachment. It is likely the main landing gear failure was the result of excessive loading on the attachment during the landing.

NTSB Probable Cause

The tensile overload failure of the main landing gear attachment bolt, which resulted in separation of the left main landing gear and a loss of control during landing.

Full Narrative

On September 10, 2021, about 1040 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 175 airplane, N9343B, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hot Springs, South Dakota. The pilot and three passengers were not injured. The airplane was being operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down “with a gentle skip then easing forward on the yoke pinned my main gear firmly on the turf.” During the landing roll, the airplane began to veer to the right, and the pilot applied rudder inputs to correct. The airplane subsequently spun around and came to rest upright with the left main landing gear leg separated. The pilot stated the airplane was modified to conventional landing gear through a supplemental type certificate (STC) SA383GL kit in 2013. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the left wing was bent, and the main landing gear box structure was wrinkled. An attachment bolt for the left main landing gear strut was found fractured and separated from the strut. The National Transportation Safety Board Materials Laboratory examined the fractured bolt and the attachment strut plate. According to the STC SA383GL, the inboard end of each main landing gear strut was attached to the upper side of the strut plate. Each strut inboard attachment bolt was threaded into a self-locking nut plate attached to the lower surface of the strut plate. Examination of the bolt revealed that most of the bolt threads were sheared, and the bolt shank was fractured through the uppermost thread adjacent to the grip. The bolt fracture surface had a dished fracture surface with matte gray features consistent with ductile overstress fracture. Bolt thread remnants were observed trapped between threads on the inner diameter of the nut plate, including between the threads at the bottom of the nut plate. The 0.49-inch-thick strut plate was bent downward at the forward and aft ends relative to the middle. The upper plate surface had a machined surface finish and did not show any evidence of fretting contact damage. The bolt head markings were consistent with an Army-Navy (AN) standard bolt. The measured average bolt hardness corresponded to an estimated ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of 142,000 pounds per square inch (psi); the expected minimum tensile strength is 125,000 psi. The composition of the strut plate was identified as consistent with aluminum alloy 2014. The measured average plate material hardness was above the typical hardness range for an alloy 2014 plate.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time10:40 MDT
Nearest AirportHot Springs Muni (0nm NW)
Runway06/2
Runway Length3926 ft
Runway Width235 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 175
Tail NumberN9343B
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-360-K · Reciprocating · 210
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (4 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured4
Total4
Crew 1Age 52 · First Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind250° @ 4 kt
Visibility8 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point46 F
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time09:53
Weather SourceWFAC

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