Incident · 1995-07-05

NTSB case FTW95IA271 · Saab-Scania AB (Saab) SF340A · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1995-07-05
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Saab-Scania AB (Saab) SF340A (N112AE)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: SIMMONS AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SIMMONS AIRLINES

Probable cause

IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR OUTBOARD WHEEL, WHICH RESULTED IN SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL FROM THE AXLE DURING TAKEOFF.

Source: NTSB case FTW95IA271

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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