CHI72FET32

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182F · Logansport, IN · May 31, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 31, 1972
Place
Logansport, IN · LOGANSPORT, IN
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3210UCessna 182F
Status
Completed · report September 19, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166766

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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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3-0173  72/5/31    LOGANSPORT,IND      CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 3375
        TIME - 0630                    N3210U              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 605 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOGANSPORT,IND              CENTERVILLE,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- FRETTING CORROSION,L GR STRUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3210U
Reported as
Cessna 182F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Williamson

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.