- Date
- March 2, 1975
- Place
- Cheyenne, WY · CHEYENNE, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2838NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750302003589A
- Case key
- 132371
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0365 75/3/2 CHEYENNE,WY CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N2838N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYVIEW AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHEYENNE,WY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NAS 147-59 BOLT HAD EXCESS WEAR AND FAILED DURING GROUNDLOOP.RT GEAR STRUT SEPARATED FROM ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2838N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skyview Airpark
N2838NRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2018 · Cessna 120Airframe modelCessna 120Engine modelContinental C85 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.