Cessna A185E ZK-JEM, undercarriage leg collapsed after landing, Stewart Island, 25 August 1994
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
94-018
On 25 August 1994 as Cessna A185E, ZK-JEM slowed following a beach landing, the left undercarriage leg collapsed. Initial looseness of the leg attachment bolt or loss of torque in service was likely to have reduced the integrity of the undercarriage assembly. [Includes addendum]
Location
Stewart Island (-46.933151,167.716599) [may be approximate]