- Date
- July 31, 1983, 21:37 local (Aug 1, 1983, 01:37 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Bragg, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4276VCessna 170
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830731041339A
- Case key
- 6147
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft's right landing gear collapsed during landing. The plt had just purchased this acft and was on his first x-country. During his first approach at Ft. Bragg he had made a go-around because of gusty winds and turbulence. During the 2nd attempt the wind seemed less turbulent and a landing was accomplished. Just after touchdown the left wing liftedand the acft turned into the wind; during the turn the right landing gear strut collapsed. The broken strut was examinedand the break was typical of a failure due to shock overload. No fatigue or corrosion was found. The plt also had flown almost 18 hours in the preceding 24 hours and had 2 hours experience in conventional gear acft prior to this. The majority of his flt experience has been in helicopters.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4276V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18634
- Airframe hours
- 3,340
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lawrence R. Davis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1982 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- AND · Anderson, SC
- Destination
- FBG
- Airport
- FBG · Simmons Aaf, runway 27, 3,600 × 100 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
- 28
- Certificates
- Commercial, Military
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 598 total · 18 in this make and model · 277 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 210° at 6 knots, gusting 11
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.