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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Harrisonburg, VA · May 19, 1984

Date
May 19, 1984 · 16:00 local
Place
Harrisonburg, VA
Airport
Shenandoah Valley
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N72115
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84LA180
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C858
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
179 total36 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left main landing gear strut failed on the landing roll. Had a preexisting crack at a hole for the step attachment.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT FAILED ON THE LANDING ROLL. HAD A PREEXISTING CRACK AT A HOLE FOR THE STEP ATTACHMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.