# Accident 19991015030529A: Cessna 172G, Cambridge, MN, October 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1999, 16:20 local time
- Place: Cambridge, MN
- Airport: Cambridge Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5599° N, 93.2192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5599&lon=-93.2192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4621L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4621L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991015030529A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 15, 1999, AT 1650 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172G, N4621L, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 (3,200 FEET BY 75 FEET, ASPHALT) AT CAMBRIDGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CAMBRIDGE, MINNESOTA.  THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT HAD FRACTURED AT A WELD ATTACHING THE CABIN ENTRY STEP TO THE STRUT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM ANOKA COUNTY AIRPORT, BLAINE, MINNESOTA, AT 1445, EN ROUTE TO CAMBRIDGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.      (-23) UPON LANDING PILOT HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND PASSENGER NOTICED RT MAIN GEAR STRUT BROKE OFF JUST ABOVE AXLE. A/C VEEERED OFF RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE STRIKING A TAXI LIGHT. A/C CAME TO REST ON RT WING AND RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, TWISTING AFT FUSELAGE AND BENDING RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. STRUT SHEARED OFF AT ATTEMPTED WELD TO ATTACH FOOT STEP.

## 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 CHI00LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA010), Oct 15, 1999: Cessna 172G (N4621L), Cambridge, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the fractured main landing gear due to the improper maintenance by an unknown person(s) and the inadequate annual inspection by an unqualified person.

## Other reports on N4621L (2)

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

- [Incident 19860111012499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860111012499I), Jan 11, 1986: Cessna 172G (N4621L), Cloquet, MN. Student lost sight of runway with nose high attitude on takeoff. Struck a snowbank off side of the runway.
- [Accident 19770407008509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770407008509A), Apr 7, 1977: Cessna 172G (N4621L), Sandstone, MN, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 15 KTS.

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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