# NTSB Accident ERA18LA178
> **PIPER PA 34-200** · 2018-06-14 · Umatilla, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18LA178
- **Event ID:** 20180614X35255
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-06-14
- **Location:** Umatilla, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.924165, -81.65139
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 34-200
- **Registration:** N56213
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Maintenance personnel ‘s failure to complete and verify the proper installation of the main landing gear (MLG) torque links’ attachment hardware, which resulted in the right MLG torque link disconnecting and the pilot’s subsequent inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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