- Date
- September 3, 1976
- Place
- Skwenta, AK · SKWENTA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2921ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760903026859A
- Case key
- 155634
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3316 76/9/3 SKWENTA,AK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1196 TIME - 1120 N2921A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 401 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK SKWENTA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- LANDING GEAR STRUCK ROCK. TAIL WHEEL LOCKING SPRING & STEERING ARM WORN EXCESSIVELY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2921A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2921A · 1
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