- Date
- March 4, 1978
- Place
- East Troy, WI · EAST TROY, WI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2860YCessna 182E
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780304003699A
- Case key
- 158603
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0282 78/3/4 EAST TROY,WI CESSNA 182E CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 24, 830 TIME - 1225 N2860Y PX- 0 0 3 PARAJUMP-SPORT TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST TROY MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST TROY,WI LOCAL 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 - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- FAILURE OF LDG GEAR SPRING P/N 0741601-2.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2860Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 182E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- East Troy Muni
N2860YRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Cessna 182EAirframe modelCessna 182EEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2860Y · 2
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