LAX70DUJ17

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Wenden, AZ · January 27, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 27, 1970
Place
Wenden, AZ · WENDEN, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N95FCessna 182
Status
Completed · report July 10, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
143379

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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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3-0484  70/1/27    WENDEN,ARIZ         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 171
        TIME - 1600                    N95F                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 128 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELLSITE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHANDLER,ARIZ               WENDEN,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A CHUCK HOLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N95F
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wellsite

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.