# NTSB CHI78FEP22: Cessna 182E, N2860Y, East Troy, WI, March 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1978
- Place: East Troy, WI · EAST TROY, WI
- Location: 42.7852° N, 88.3956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Troy, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7852&lon=-88.3956&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEP22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP22

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2860Y-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 18253860, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: East Troy Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780304003699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780304003699A), Mar 4, 1978: Cessna 182E, East Troy, WI, Substantial damage. Failure of ldg gear spring p/n 0741601-2.

## Other investigations on N2860Y (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI82FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA016), Nov 26, 1981: Cessna 182E (N2860Y), Platteville, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB UNK64X3968](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3968), Sep 13, 1964: Cessna 182E (N2860Y), Greenfield, IN, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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