NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CHI91IA120
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Probable cause & findings
FAILURE OF THE SPLINED SHAFT ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR PIVOT ASSEMBLY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE INCIDENT WAS INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE LANDING GEAR PIVOT ASSEMBLY.
Factual narrative
AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, ONLY THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR WOULD EXTEND. THE PILOTS ELECTED TO MAKE A WHEELS-UP LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, THE LOWER FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER TIPS RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR PIVOT ASSEMBLY (PN 2441100-1) HAD FAILED. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THE SPLINED SHAFT ON THE PIVOT ASSEMBLY HAD FRACTURED IN TORSIONAL OVERLOAD. AS A RESULT, MECHANICAL EXTENSION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT POSSIBLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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