# Accident 20010425008849A: Cessna 140A, Greeley, CO, April 25, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2001, 10:05 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 40.4406° N, 104.6692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-104.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666TC-2021-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010425008849A

## Narrative

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

(-23)RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SPRING LEG BROKE ON LANDING. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE GEAR LEG, THERE IS THE APPEARANCE OF A CRACK THAT HAD STARTED AT THE BOLT HOLE WHERE THE STEP ATTACHES TO THE GEAR LEG.  IT APPEARS THAT THIS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN VISIBLE DURING INSPECTION.  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL GEAR LEG AND AT THIS TIME IS 52 YEARS OLD.  AN M&D REPORT WILL BE GENERATED ON THE PART.

## 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 DEN01LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA089), Apr 25, 2001: Cessna 140A (N666TC), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: total failure of the right main landing gear spring due to fatigue.

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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