# Accident 20020302004689A: Cessna 172P, Chestercounty, PA, March 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2002, 11:40 local time
- Place: Chestercounty, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9831° N, 75.8664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9831&lon=-75.8664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65021, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65021) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020302004689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LH MAIN GEAR LEG BROKE JUST OUTSIDE OF THE TRUNNION FIXTURE WHICH IS THE GEAR ATTACH POINT, LOCATED UNDER THE FLOORBOARD IN THE FUSELAGE. THE GEAR LEG EXHIBITED A CRACK, WHICH RAN FROM THE ATTACH BOLT HOLE FOR ABOUT 12 INCHES TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE GEAR LEG. THE LANDING GEAR BROKE AT A POINT ABOUT 8 INCHES FROM THE UPPER END. THE FRACTURE POINT WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE CRACK. PHOTOS AND THE GEAR LEG PARTS WERE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION AND DETERMINATION OF CAUSE. M&D REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED BY CHESTER COUNTY AVIATION. THIS IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## 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 NYC02LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA070), Mar 2, 2002: Cessna 172P (N65021), Coatesville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's loss of aircraft control which resulted in a hard landing, and the CFI's delayed remedial action. Factors related to the accident were the fatigue cracks which initiated at the…

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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