- Date
- September 21, 1986, 11:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Broomfield, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2674ZCessna 185C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860921045609A
- Case key
- 16849
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt stated that he made an 'extra smooth landing' on rwy 11L and during the landing roll the right main landing gear collapsed. Examination of landing gear mounting bolt revealed evidence of an overload failure. The engineer that examined the bolt, nut, and mounting plate stated that there was no evidence of previous 'wear' around the bolt hole. There was evidence of dirt and grease found between the landing gear and the mounting plate. The wind was reported to be 040 degrees at 10 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2674Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 185C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1850674
- Airframe hours
- 2,956
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-F, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lester E. Neben
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 8, 1986 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- LXN · Lexington, NE
- Destination
- BJC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BJC · Jeffco, runway 11L, 7,498 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,176 total · 1,176 in this make and model · 1,063 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BJC
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 N2674Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.