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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Amarillo, TX · June 7, 2007

Date: June 7, 2007 · 10:30 local
Place: Amarillo, TX
Airport: Tradewind Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7370G
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW07LA130
Reported as: Cessna 172K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 50 total50 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N7370GRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2012 · Cessna 172KS/N 17259070 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 172K Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot was making a crosswind landing on rwy 23 with winds from 250 degrees at 15 knots. At touchdown the left main landing gear leg fractured and separated from the aircraft, resulting in a loss of directional control. The aircraft drifted off the left side of the runway and into the perimeter fence of the airport. The collision with the fence and resulting ground loop severely damaged the left wing and left elevator.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RWY 23 WITH WINDS FROM 250 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS. AT TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE PERIMETER FENCE OF THE AIRPORT. THE COLLISION WITH THE FENCE AND RESULTING GROUND LOOP SEVERELY DAMAGED THE LEFT WING AND LEFT ELEVATOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW07LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmarillo, TXThe failure of the left main landing gear spring assembly as a result of an unapproved repair by an unknown person(s), which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll.Jun 7, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7370G · 1

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

Incident 19950309006179INormal Cruise · Holly Springs, MSNarrative: flight involved a student pilot on a return cross country flight from tupelo, MS. During return trip the aircraft ran out of fuel 8 NE of Holly Springs, MS resulting in an off airport landing. No damage to aircraft or injury to pilot. Investigation…Mar 9, 1995