CLEVELAND, OH, USA
N225SC
CESSNA 310R
THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE RUNWAY IN PREPARATION FOR DEPARTURE AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE TOP OF THE MAIN GEAR STRUT HOUSING AND THE UPPER SIDE BRACE/DOWN LOCK LINK ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT POINT WERE FOUND BROKEN OFF. THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE FOLLOWING THE COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR 6 MONTHS EARLIER. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS WERE OVERHAULED AFTER THE PREVIOUS ACCIDENT, AND A 'SERVICEABLE UPPER STRUT HOUSING' WAS INSTALLED IN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.
A FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR'S UPPER STRUT HOUSING AND DOWN LOCK LINK ASSEMBLY ATTACH POINT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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