CHI65F0187

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Fort Wayne, IN · May 26, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1965
Place
Fort Wayne, IN · FORT WAYNE, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9537TCessna 210
Status
Completed · report July 6, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177797

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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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3-1100  65/5/26    FORT WAYNE IND      CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 300
        TIME - 0950                    N9537T              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR DRAG STRUT BRACKET PN 1243022-1 PULLED FROM BULKHEAD,PREVIOUSLY DAMAGED BY OVERLOAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N9537T
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Smith 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.