# Accident 19990811037079A: Cessna 182, Tecumseh, MI, August 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1999
- Place: Tecumseh, MI
- Airport: Al Meyers Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9996° N, 83.9403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9996&lon=-83.9403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6284A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6284A-2007-09-12) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990811037079A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 11, 1999, AT 1330 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182, N6284A, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 (2,649' X 75' DRY ASPHALT) AT THE AL MEYERS AIRPORT, TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG FRACTURED ABOUT 3 INCHES OUTBOARD OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN.  THE FRACTURE ORIGINATED FROM WHERE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL'S BRAKE LINE IS ATTACHED TO THE STRUT.                                                              (-23)PILOT HAD DEPARTED WITH A LOAD OF THREE JUMPERS AND ONE JUMPER MASTER.  TAKE OFF WAS NORMAL.  CLIMBED TO ALTITUDE AND JUMPERS EXITED AIRCRAFT.  JUMP MASTER REMAINED ON BOARD.  PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND ON TOUCH DOWN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE ABOUT TWO INCHES OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE.  THE GEAR DID MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AS IT TRAVEL ED AFT TOWARDS THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE GEAR DID MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.  AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE RIGHT WING TIP AND MADE SLOW TURN  OFF RUNWAY.  RUNWAY WAS GRASS.  OTHER DAMAGE MINOR.  GEAR LEG SEPARATED THRU MANUFACTURING DIMPLES ON THE GEAR LEG TO HOLD BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINE CLIP IN PLACE.

## 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 CHI99LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA291), Aug 11, 1999: Cessna 182 (N6284A), Tecumseh, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: fracture of the right main landing gear strut.

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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