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Cessna 310K N6921L

29 August 1995 · Columbiana, Ohio, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 29 August 1995 at about 19:47 local time, a Cessna 310K registered N6921L was involved in an accident near Columbiana, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:47
Classification
Accident
Location
Columbiana, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Columbiana County Airport (02G)
Coordinates
40.8797, -80.6794
Aircraft
Cessna 310K
Registration
N6921L
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Youngstown → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
BFO95LA094

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The improper maintenance installation and the subsequent separation of the torque links on the left main landing gear during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL HE 'FELT SOMETHING DRAG ON THE LEFT SIDE.... CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT.' THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK TREES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE LANDING SURFACE. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE WASHER UNDER THE LEFT LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK ATTACHMENT BOLT HEAD WAS NOT INSTALLED, AND THE TORQUE LINKS HAD SEPARATED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST RECEIVED MAINTENANCE TO REPAIR A PREVIOUSLY FAILED TORQUE LINK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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