- Date
- July 30, 1981
- Place
- Glenville, WV · GLENVILLE, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N733GMCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810730046459A
- Case key
- 125084
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1642 81/7/30 GLENVILLE,WV CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 67, 7715 TIME - 1430 N733GM PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STONEKING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEWISBURG,WV GLENVILLE,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- MAIN LNDG GEAR ATCHMNT BOLT,PN S2138-1,FAILED AT PRE-EXISTING CRACK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733GM
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stoneking
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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.