PIEDMONT, OK, USA
N11T
NORTH AMERICAN F-51D
THE ENG FAILED AT 5,500 FT MSL. DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT A 5,000 FT DIRT STRIP (UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR PAVING), GEAR EXTENSION WAS DELAYED TO INCREASE GLIDE. THE RIGHT GEAR DID NOT HAVE TIME TO LOCK DOWN & RETRACTED DURING LANDING. INITIAL EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO VALVE ACTION IN THE CYLINDERS WHEN THE ENG WAS ROTATED ALTHOUGH BOTH MAGNETOS OPERATED NORMALLY. DISASSEMBLY CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR SHAFT, P/N 620078, WHICH OPERATES THE TWO ENG CAMSHAFTS HAD SHEARED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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