Cessna R182 Skylane RG, G-BOWO, 6 October 2007

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
General aviation - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Field investigation
Date of occurrence:
6 October 2007
Aircraft type:
Cessna R182 Skylane RG
Location:
Wolverhampton (Halfpenny Green) Airfield, W Midlands
Registration:
G-BOWO

Cessna R182 Skylane RG, G-BOWO

Summary:

皇冠体育app aircraft landed with the left main landing gear not fully down. Metallurgical examination showed that this was due to the separation of the landing gear pivot assembly which had resulted from a cyclic fatigue mechanism. 皇冠体育appre is a history of similar failures on the R182 and the 172RG which share a similar, but not identical, design of the pivot assembly to that on G-BOWO.

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