# Accident 19870221003659A: Cessna 182F, Pontiac, MI, February 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3513U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3513U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,065 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870221003659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING TAXI TO HANGAR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. FOUND SPRING STRUT WAS BROKEN 3 INCHES INSIDE FUSELAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI87LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA089), Feb 21, 1987: Cessna 182F (N3513U), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3513U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940719020269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719020269A), Jul 19, 1994: Cessna 182F (N3513U), Raeford, NC, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Landed in trees. Had drained water in fuel. Preflight. Water remained even in oil system.
- [Incident 19810628068659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628068659I), Jun 28, 1981: Cessna 182F (N3513U), Oxford, MI. Engine lost power. Landed ok added fuel. Continued flight,found loose clamp on intake manifold caused problem.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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