- Date
- April 9, 1972
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2552GChampion 7KCAB
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165874
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0165 72/4/9 VAN NUYS,CALIF CHAMPION 7KCAB CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 600 TIME - 1805 N2552G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L WHEEL BRAKE LINKAGE CLEVIS FAILED. R BRAKE CLEVIS FOUND BENT. 2ND FAILURE IN 80 HRS OPERATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2552G
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Nuys
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Other investigations on N2552G · 1
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