# Accident 19980714027089A: Cessna 190, Pontiac, MI, July 14, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1998, 15:08 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6395° N, 83.4091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6395&lon=-83.4091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 190 (registry code 2072902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 190
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980714027089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT HAD NORMAL 3 POINT LANDING. ON LANDING ROLL-OUT LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF FLUSH WITH FUSELAGE. (SPEED 15 MPH, POWER OFF, FLAPS UP). LANDING GEAR WAS PITTING AT BREAK POINT.  THIS ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE.

## 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 CHI98LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA249), Jul 14, 1998: Cessna 190 (N56W), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper procedures used during the replacement of the landing gear which resulted in pitting and corrosion of the gear spring.

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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