CHI72FEP48

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Menomonee Fls, WI · June 10, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 10, 1972
Place
Menomonee Fls, WI · MENOMONEE FLS, WI
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3129DCessna 180
Status
Completed · report February 23, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167326

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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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3-2371  72/6/10    MENOMONEE FLS,WIS   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1231
        TIME - 1140                    N3129D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 172 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  AERO PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MENOMONEE FLS,WIS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- FATIGUE-EVIDENCE OF FRETTING FOUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N3129D
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Aero Park

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.