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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Mesquite, TX · June 21, 2023

Date: June 21, 2023 · 09:47 local
Place: Mesquite, TX
Airport: Mesquite Metro
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9354B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA249
Reported as: Cessna 175
Reported engine: Continental GO-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,162 total

N9354BRegistered now · Cessna 175S/N 55154 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 175 Engine modelContinental GO-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.

While landing, the pilot of the aircraft touched down on runway 18, rolled approximately 100 feet, then veered off to the left side of the runway. One propeller blade struck a precision approach path indicator and shattered. The right main gear hit a hole and seperarated from the aircraft. Due to the missing gear, the aircraft came to rest on its right side causing substantial damage to the right wing. The remaning propeller blade then contacted the ground causing damage to the engine firewall due to the sudden stoppage.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE LANDING, THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 18, ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THEN VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ONE PROPELLER BLADE STRUCK A PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR AND SHATTERED. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HIT A HOLE AND SEPERARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THE MISSING GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE REMANING PROPELLER BLADE THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL DUE TO THE SUDDEN STOPPAGE.

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 CEN23LA249Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMesquite, TXThe pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to corroded brake caliper pins.Jun 21, 2023 · Substantial damage