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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Enterprise, OR · September 2, 2021

Date: September 2, 2021 · 11:30 local
Place: Enterprise, OR
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3965S
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR21LA337
Reported as: Cessna 172E
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N3965SRegistered now · Cessna 172ES/N 17251165 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 172E Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On landing rollout, the pilot reported the aircraft veered sharply to the left leaving the runway flipping over and coming to rest upside down causing structural damaged to the vertical fin. Preliminary evidence appears to show failure of the nose gear torque link, which caused the nose gear to turn 90-degrees causing the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT LEAVING THE RUNWAY FLIPPING OVER AND COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGED TO THE VERTICAL FIN. PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE APPEARS TO SHOW FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINK, WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO TURN 90-DEGREES CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.

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 WPR21LA337Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEnterprise, ORThe fatigue fracture of the nose gear upper torque link, which resulted in the separation of the torque link from the shock strut and a loss of directional control.Sep 2, 2021 · Substantial damage