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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 180H · Ocotillo Wells, CA · June 28, 1998

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Date
June 28, 1998 · 19:15 local
Place
Ocotillo Wells, CA
Airport
Ocotillo Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4803E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX98LA216
Reported as
Cessna 180H
Reported engine
Continental O470R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,425 total1,223 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days
N4803ERegistered now · Cessna 180HS/N 18052033Airframe modelCessna 180HEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Ground looped after landing on a dirt strip. (.4)an intermediate stop was made at another airport to pickup a passenger before continuing on to the accident airport. No discrepancies were noted with the landing at the intermediate stopover. On touchdown at the accident airport, both the pilot and passenger heard a snap sound, followed shortly by the left main landing gear turning under the fuselage and departing the aircraft. Both the pilot and passenger stated that the landing was normal. Examination of the landing gear revealed that the failed landing gear attach bolt was distorted, with the threads on the bolt and the associated nut stripped. The examination further revealed that the landing gear attachment hole was elongated. Examination of the dirt runway surface revealed no ruts, potholes, or other defects. No unusual tracks or markings were found on the surface until just before the resting point of the airplane. (-23)on June 28, 1998, at 1915 hours PDT, a Cessna model 180H, N4803E, experienced a left main gear shortly after landing at Ocotillo Wells, California airport. Tje aircraft sustained substantial damage. There were no injur ies to the pilot and passenger. VFR conditions existed at the tiem of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The accident is not related to a NMAC or pilot deviation.

As the FAA filed it

GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING ON A DIRT STRIP. (.4)AN INTERMEDIATE STOP WAS MADE AT ANOTHER AIRPORT TO PICKUP A PASSENGER BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO THE ACCIDENT AIRPORT. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED WITH THE LANDING AT THE INTERMEDIATE STOPOVER. ON TOUCHDOWN AT THE ACCIDENT AIRPORT, BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HEARD A SNAP SOUND, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TURNING UNDER THE FUSELAGE AND DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE FAILED LANDING GEAR ATTACH BOLT WAS DISTORTED, WITH THE THREADS ON THE BOLT AND THE ASSOCIATED NUT STRIPPED. THE EXAMINATION FURTHER REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT HOLE WAS ELONGATED. EXAMINATION OF THE DIRT RUNWAY SURFACE REVEALED NO RUTS, POTHOLES, OR OTHER DEFECTS. NO UNUSUAL TRACKS OR MARKINGS WERE FOUND ON THE SURFACE UNTIL JUST BEFORE THE RESTING POINT OF THE AIRPLANE. (-23)ON JUNE 28, 1998, AT 1915 HOURS PDT, A CESSNA MODEL 180H, N4803E, EXPERIENCED A LEFT MAIN GEAR SHORTLY AFTER LANDING AT OCOTILLO WELLS, CALIFORNIA AIRPORT. TJE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJUR IES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIEM OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ACCIDENT IS NOT RELATED TO A NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX98LA216Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOcotillo Wells, CAFailure of the left main landing gear due to a probable hard landing at an undetermined time.Jun 29, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4803E · 1

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

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