Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 July 1974
Aircraft Type: Armstrong Whitworth AW-650 Argosy 101
Owner/operator: Duncan Aviation
Registration Number: N894U
Location: near Point Hope Airport, AK (PHO) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Main gear-shock absorbing assembly, struts, and attachments on the landing gear.Main gear-shock absorbing assembly, struts, and attachments on the landing gear.
Category: Accident
A landing gear failure occurred following landing due to stress corrosion cracking. Investigation indicates a possible primary cause related to the main gear-shock absorbing assembly, struts, and attachments on the landing gear.A landing gear failure occurred following landing due to stress corrosion cracking. Investigation indicates a possible primary cause related to the main gear-shock absorbing assembly, struts, and attachments on the landing gear.
Description
The landing gear failed after landing due to stress corrosion cracking. PROBABLE CAUSE: airframe – landing gear: main gear-shock absorbing assy,struts,attachments,etc. miscellaneous acts,conditions – fatigue fracture
Primary Cause
Stress corrosion cracking of the main gear-shock absorbing assembly, struts, and attachments on the landing gear.Stress corrosion cracking of the main gear-shock absorbing assembly, struts, and attachments on the landing gear.Share on:
