# NTSB Accident CHI07LA056
> **Piper PA-24-260B** · 2006-12-28 · Belleville, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI07LA056
- **Event ID:** 20070129X00108
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-12-28
- **Location:** Belleville, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.552776, -89.836112
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24-260B
- **Registration:** N9284P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the torque link bolt which resulted in the right main landing gear strut scissors separating and becoming jammed in the wheel well.  Contributing to the accident was the seized torque link bolt due to surface corrosion.

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