FTW72FRG07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Corpus Chrsti, TX · July 8, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1971
Place
Corpus Chrsti, TX · CORPUS CHRSTI, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2105XCessna 337
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163655

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4519   71/7/8    CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX   CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 610
        TIME - 1430                    N2105X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTERNATIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TIRE BLOWN,MADE GO-AROUND,GR COLLAPSED SUBSEQUENT LDG.ACFT OPERS FRM ROUGH UNIMPROVED STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N2105X
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
International

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.