CAPITAN, NM, USA
N9109L
BELLANCA 7GCBC
THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT BOUNCED ON LANDING, RESULTING IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE MAIN GEAR & DAMAGE TO THE PROP & LEFT WING. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE U-BOLT WHICH ATTACHES THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT TO THE FUSELAGE HAD FAILED DUE TO TENSILE OVERLOAD. SEVERAL PREEXISTING CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE RADIUS OF THE U-BOLT. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT A CRACK & THAT THE U-BOLT HAD BEEN LOOSE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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