LAX69F0155

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Phoenix, AZ · September 29, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1968
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3080YCessna 182
Status
Completed · report December 24, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107921

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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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3-3680  68/9/29    PHOENIX,ARIZ        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1600
        TIME - 1020                    N3080Y              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- BROKEN UPPER SCISSORS.

Aircraft

Registration
N3080Y
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Deer Valley

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.