# Accident 20030702013209A: Cessna 140, Ludington, MI, July 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2003, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ludington, MI
- Airport: Mason County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9625° N, 86.4078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9625&lon=-86.4078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89360, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 604 total, 37 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030702013209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDED RUNWAY 18 AT LUDINGTON, MI (LDM) LEFT WHEEL DEPARTED AIRCRAFT, CAUSING SKID, ENDED ON NOSE. DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE.

## 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 CHI03LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA191), Jul 2, 2003: Cessna 140 (N89360), Ludington, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The maintenance personnel's improper installation of the landing gear axle, which resulted in the separation of the axle from the landing gear.

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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