CHI65F0051

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Chicago, IL · March 9, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 9, 1965
Place
Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3129YCessna 182
Status
Completed · report June 17, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178820

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0900   65/3/9    CHICAGO ILL         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1057
        TIME - 1155                    N3129Y              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 302 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- MATERIAL FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR FORK.

Aircraft

Registration
N3129Y
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Meigs Field

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.