CHI76FEP33

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180A · Milwaukee, WI · June 6, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1976
Place
Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7769ACessna 180A
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760606016529A
Case key
154766

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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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3-2181   76/6/6    MILWAUKEE,WI        CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 293
        TIME - 1905                    N7769A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 193 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GENERAL MITCHELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEORIA,IL                   MILWAUKEE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L MAIN WHEEL VALVE HALF (P/N 162-02700) OLD CRACK. WHEEL FLANGE SEPARATED. TIRE CAME OFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N7769A
Reported as
Cessna 180A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
General Mitchell

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.