# NTSB CHI99LA291: Cessna 182, N6284A, Tecumseh, MI, August 11, 1999

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 11, 1999, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Tecumseh, MI
- Coordinates: 41.999584, -83.940261 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9996&lon=-83.9403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 2002
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 47068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA291
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47068/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA291

## Probable cause

fracture of the right main landing gear strut.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear strut - fractured (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

The aircraft was landing on runway 36 when the right main landing gear separated.  The aircraft departed the right side of the runway and came to rest.  The pilot and passenger were not injured.  Inspection revealed a fracture of the right spring landing gear leg about one inch outobard of the fuselage skin.

## Factual narrative

On August 11, 1999, at 1330 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182, N6284A, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged when its right main landing gear collapsed shortly after landing on runway 36 (2,649' X 75' dry asphalt) at the Al Meyers Airport, Tecumseh, Michigan.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan.  The pilot and passenger reported no injuries.  The flight departed Tecumseh, Michigan, with one passenger and two student skydivers aboard who were dropped from 4000 feet msl.

The on-scene investigation revealed the right main landing gear leg fractured about one inch outboard of the fuselage skin.  The fracture originated from where the right main landing gear wheel's brake line is attached to the strut.  Cessna Part 0741009-4, S/N P-55, right spring landing gear leg.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6284A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6284A-2007-09-12), registration cancelled 2007-09-12, S/N 33084, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 33084
- Airframe hours: 7582
- Engines: Teledyne Cont O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Parachuting Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 14, 1999, 55 hours before
- Departed: 3TE
- Destination: 3TE
- Airport: 3TE, Tecumseh Al Meyers, runway 360, 2,649 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 1, 1999; seat: left; flight hours: 1,002 total, 507 in this make and model, 908 as pilot in command, 270 in the last 90 days, 97 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 19 statute miles
- Temperature: 81 °F
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg

## 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 19990811037079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990811037079A), Aug 11, 1999: Cessna 182, Tecumseh, MI, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 11, 1999, at 1330 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182, N6284A, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged when its right main…

## Other investigations on N6284A (1)

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 CHI73FEA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEA14), Sep 9, 1972: Cessna 182 (N6284A), Tipton, 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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