Accident · 1989-05-10

NTSB case ANC89FA070 · CESSNA C-402 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1989-05-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA C-402 (N966JW)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: WILBURS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WILBURS INCORPORATED

Probable cause

INSTALLATION OF THE IMPROPER WASHER ON THE SCISSORS ASSEMBLY OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE EXTRA FORCES ENCOUNTEREDON A GRAVEL RUNWAY WERE SUFFICIENT TO PULL THE BUSHING, WASHER, AND BOLT THROUGH THE SCISSORS ASSEMBLY AND ALLOWING THE LOWER HALF TO PIVOT FREELY.

Source: NTSB case ANC89FA070

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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