# Accident 20210902015229A: Cessna 172E, Enterprise, OR, September 2, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2021, 11:30 local time
- Place: Enterprise, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4245° N, 117.2647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4245&lon=-117.2647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3965S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3965S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210902015229A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR21LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA337), Sep 2, 2021: Cessna 172E (N3965S), Enterprise, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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