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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Salinas, CA · July 8, 2016

Date: July 8, 2016 · 16:04 local
Place: Salinas, CA
Airport: Salinas Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N89965
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR16LA139
Reported as: Cessna 140
Reported engine: Continental C85 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N89965Registered now · Cessna 140S/N 9017 · Built 1946 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Salinas, CA (sns), N89965, C140, pilot landed and was taxing westbound on runway 26, when his left gear collapsed. The pilot stated he was on landing roll out when the left gear slowly collapsed up and aft into the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

SALINAS, CA (SNS), N89965, C140, PILOT LANDED AND WAS TAXING WESTBOUND ON RUNWAY 26, WHEN HIS LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON LANDING ROLL OUT WHEN THE LEFT GEAR SLOWLY COLLAPSED UP AND AFT INTO THE FUSELAGE.

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 WPR16LA139Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSalinas, CAThe fatigue failure of a bulkhead-skin joint that supported the main landing gear leg, which resulted in the collapse of the left main landing gear. Contributing to the failure were the non-original structural configuration of the 60-year-old airplane and the…Jul 8, 2016 · Substantial damage