- Date
- August 6, 1975
- Place
- Wheatland, WY · WHEATLAND, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3657CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750806023659A
- Case key
- 150290
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2184 75/8/6 WHEATLAND,WY CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 283 TIME - 1900 N3657C PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHIFER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHEATLAND,WY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- SPRING LDG GEAR,#0741001-1,SER B665,BROKE OUTSIDE RETAINER WEDGE.NOTCH EFFECT ORIGINATED FATIGUE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3657C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Phifer
N3657CRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2012 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine 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 N3657C · 2
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