# Accident 19970104000409A: Cessna 140A, Albuquerque, NM, January 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0609° N, 106.6205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0609&lon=-106.6205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3799V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3799V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,308 total, 21 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970104000409A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE DURING LANDING ROLL. PRIOR FATIGUE CRACK. (-23) RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG FAILED UPON LANDING AND AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. FOLLOWUP INSPECTION REVEALED SMALL CRACKS EXISTED UNDER THE STEP PLATE, WHICH IS NOT NORMALLY REMOVED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTIONS. CESSNA SERVICE LETTER SLN 63-14 ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER COMPLIANCE IWTH THIS SERVICE LETTER COULDN'T BE DETERMINED.

## 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 FTW97LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA076), Jan 4, 1997: Cessna 140A (N3799V), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture of the right main landing gear for an undetermined reason.

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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