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Event MKC88LA097

1988-05-24 KANSAS CITY, Kansas, United States Airport · MKC None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING A LNDG ROLL SUBSEQUENT TO LANDING, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. A POST-IMPACT INSPTN OF THE GEAR INDICATED THAT A BOLT (WHICH RETAINS THE RETRACT ARM TO THE BELLCRANK) HAD SHEARED. THE BOLT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUF'S MANUAL. GEAR RETRACTION TESTS DURING THE PREVIOUS ANNUAL INSPTN WERE IN NRML TOLERANCE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MKC88LA097.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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What the literature says.

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