Cessna C340A N2745F
5 July 2006 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 2006 at about 13:52 local time, a Cessna C340A registered N2745F, operated by Alexander Production Company, was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.5336, -98.4686
- Aircraft
- Cessna C340A
- Registration
- N2745F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Alexander Production Company
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Houston → San Antonio
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW06CA175
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The collapse of the left main landing gear as result of the failure of the gear pivot bolt for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 3,000-hour private pilot stated that he extended the landing gear on his twin-engine airplane while on final approach and observed three green landing gear-down (and locked) lights. Upon touchdown, the right main landing gear collapsed. The pilot reported that the landing gear system had been recently maintained as part of the last annual inspection during May 2006. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that the pivot bolt on the right main landing gear down-lock bell crank fulcrum had failed; however, the reason for the failure could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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