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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Anchorage, AK · March 17, 2010

Date: March 17, 2010 · 15:26 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Lake Hood Seaplane Base
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3492C
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC10LA026
Reported as: Cessna 170B
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,300 total1,600 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N3492CRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 26535 · Built 1954 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During taxi for the west water lane at lake Hood (lhd), right main landing gear leg broke completely through at the upper bend on leg near fuselage. When gear leg broke, there was secondary damage to propeller and right wing outboard tip.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAXI FOR THE WEST WATER LANE AT LAKE HOOD (LHD), RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG BROKE COMPLETELY THROUGH AT THE UPPER BEND ON LEG NEAR FUSELAGE. WHEN GEAR LEG BROKE, THERE WAS SECONDARY DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING OUTBOARD TIP.

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 ANC10LA026Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe structural failure of the right main landing gear leg, resulting in the collapse of the landing gear.Mar 17, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3492C · 1

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

Accident 20040907024839ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Nome, AK(-23) [privacy data omitted] after taking off from the gravel bar the aircraft failed to clear an embankment at the end of the gravel bar. The aircraft's propeller struck the embankment first and then the landing gear. During the impact the right main gear…Sep 7, 2004 · Substantial damage