# Accident 20000715013559A: Cessna 182, Snohomish, WA, July 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Airport: Harvey Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8506° N, 122.0906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8506&lon=-122.0906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6473A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6473A) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000715013559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAXING ONTO GRASS AT HARVEY FIELD IN SNOHOMISH WASHINGTON, THE RIGHT LANDIGN GEAR SUPPORT FAILED. INSPECTION AT THE OWNERS FACILITY REVEALED P/N 0741009-4 RIGHT LANDING GEAR SPRING FAILED AT THE MATING AREA OF THE P/N 0541121-2 LANDING GEAR OUTSIDE SUPPORT, LOCATED INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO PENETRATE THE CABIN AFT TO THE RIGHT CREW DOOR.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RIGHT ELEVATOR, AND OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT RECORDS FOUND AN ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD BEEN COMPLETED 60.27 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE ON JUNE 15, 2000.  NO ACTIVATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ELT WAS NOTED.  PART TOTAL TIME 14306 HOURS.  NO PROPELLER STRIKE DAMAGE NOTED.

## 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 SEA00LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA134), Jul 15, 2000: Cessna 182 (N6473A), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The right main landing gear failed for undetermined reasons.

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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