# Accident 19980807020159A: Cessna 182, Yellow Pine, ID, August 7, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1998, 09:15 local time
- Place: Yellow Pine, ID
- Airport: Johnson Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0191° N, 115.5205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0191&lon=-115.5205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6437A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6437A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980807020159A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 SEA98LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA158), Aug 7, 1998: Cessna 182 (N6437A), Yellowpine, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Right main landing gear spring strut fatigue, improper maintenance, and subsequent separation of the strut end.

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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