# NTSB Accident FTW97LA216
> **Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18** · 1997-06-12 · SWIFTON, AR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA216
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08118
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-12
- **Location:** SWIFTON, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.820796, -91.120018
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Wsk Pzl Mielec
- **Model:** M-18
- **Registration:** N6220C
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Main landing gear collapse resulting from a failure of the torque link assembly attaching bolt. A factor was the lack of required maintenance (lubrication of the bolt) which resulted in the bolt becoming dry and corroded.

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