- Date
- November 14, 1982, 11:07 local (16:07 UTC)
- Place
- Clarksburg, WV
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8432QCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821114070679I
- Case key
- 70260
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Analysis
The aircraft had been tentatively sold to the 2 passengers and was being flown from marlboro, ma to dumas, ar with a refueling stop at Clarksburg, WV. Shortly after taking off from Clarksburg, a radio problem was encountered. The pilot was cleared to land on runway 21 (via green light from the tower). Reportedly, the landing touchdown was normal, but during the roll-out, the left gear collapsed and the aircraft sustained minor damage. An examination of the aircraft revealed that the main attaching bolt, located in the gear box, under the fuselage, had failed. Subsequently, the left main landing gear had failed aft and the tire and had separated from the left wheel. A metallurgical examination of the failed bolt, revealed indications of corroded intergranular fracture mode in a crescent shaped area. The remaining portion of the fracture had clean ductile dimples, typical of overstress.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8432Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503699
- Airframe hours
- 170
- Engine
- Continental IO-510-D, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Dorr Aviation
- Registered owner
- Dorr Aviation
- Departed
- 9B1 · Marlboro, MA
- Destination
- M90 · Dumas, AR
- Airport
- CKB · Benedum, runway 21, 5,200 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,389 total · 15 in this make and model · 1,294 as pilot in command · 133 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.