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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Yellow Pine, ID · August 7, 1998

Date: August 7, 1998 · 09:15 local
Place: Yellow Pine, ID
Airport: Johnson Creek Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6437A
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA98LA158
Reported as: Cessna 182
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N6437ARegistered now · Cessna 182S/N 33237 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 182 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Acft right main gear collapsed on landing. (.23)N6437A was landing on runway 17 when the right wheel was observed to separate from the landing gear whereby it rolled in front of the airplane and then bounced, striking it in the prop and engine cowling. The airplane proceeded approximately 120 feet straight ahead dragging the right gear leg in the sod. The airplane then ground looped coming to rest nearly 180 degrees from its initial direction of travel.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. (.23)N6437A WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 WHEN THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS OBSERVED TO SEPARATE FROM THE LANDING GEAR WHEREBY IT ROLLED IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE AND THEN BOUNCED, STRIKING IT IN THE PROP AND ENGINE COWLING. THE AIRPLANE PROCEEDED APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET STRAIGHT AHEAD DRAGGING THE RIGHT GEAR LEG IN THE SOD. THE AIRPLANE THEN GROUND LOOPED COMING TO REST NEARLY 180 DEGREES FROM ITS INITIAL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.

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 SEA98LA158Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYellowpine, IDRight main landing gear spring strut fatigue, improper maintenance, and subsequent separation of the strut end.Aug 7, 1998 · Substantial damage