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NYC92LA015

1991-10-18 · SANFORD, Maine, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE WHEEL THROUGH BOLT AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE CRACKING.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT HAD LANDED TWICE WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE THIRD LANDING THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE LANDING GEAR. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THE NOSE WHEEL THROUGH BOLT, PART NUMBER AN5-74, BROKE AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE CRACKING ON THE THREADED PORTION OF THE BOLT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_NYC92LA015.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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