# NTSB Incident CHI97IA031
> **ATR 42** · 1996-11-20 · COVINGTON, KY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97IA031
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07002
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1996-11-20
- **Location:** COVINGTON, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.079322, -84.500976
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 44
- **Total aboard:** 44
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ATR
- **Model:** 42
- **Registration:** N47AE
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

improper use of procedures by maintenance personnel at an overhaul facility during overhaul of the landing gear, allowing corrosion to occur on the barrel lugs of the landing gear, which subsequently led to fatigue cracking of the lugs and eventual collapse of the gear.

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