Incident · 2002-09-05

NTSB case CHI02IA270 · Fokker 100 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2002-09-05
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Fokker 100 (N1473K)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The improper installation of the #2 main landing gear wheel, including the axle nut not being properly torqued and safetied, which resulted in the wheel separation during takeoff.

Source: NTSB case CHI02IA270

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.

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