# Accident 19990221001699A: Cessna 182E, East Troy, WI, February 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1999, 11:00 local time
- Place: East Troy, WI
- Airport: East Troy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7790° N, 88.3898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7790&lon=-88.3898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3177Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3177Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 800 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990221001699A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS TAXIING TO THE RWY FOR DEPARTURE WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.(.19) ON FEBRUARY 21, 1999, AT 1100 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), A CESSNA 182E, N3177Y, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAXI AT EAST TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IN EAST TROY, WISCONSIN, AFTER A COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE COMMERCIAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF OR THE FOUR PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23)AFTER LOADING PARACHUTISTS, THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET, THEN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR  BROKE OFF.

## 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 CHI99LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA097), Feb 21, 1999: Cessna 182E (N3177Y), East Troy, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the collapse of the right main landing gear from a preexisting fatigue crack.

## Other reports on N3177Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20160806014009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160806014009I), Aug 6, 2016: Cessna 182E (N3177Y), Hartland, WI, No damage. On August 6, 2016 at 1600 CDT a skydiver made a jump from a CE-182, N3177Y, owned and operated by skyknights sport parachute club inc. the flight originated…
- [Incident 19930306008609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930306008609I), Mar 6, 1993: Cessna 182E (N3177Y), East Troy, WI, 1 fatal. Jumper impacted a plowed field without deploying her chute. Inspection of chute showed no abnormalities.

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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