LAX75DUJ41

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Sprngrville, AZ · October 26, 1974

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 26, 1974
Place
Sprngrville, AZ · SPRNGRVILLE, AZ
Injuries
1 minor, 3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5706BCessna 182
Status
Completed · report January 7, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741026039359A
Case key
143116

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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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3-3655  74/10/26 NR.SPRNGRVILLE,ARIZ   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 831
        TIME - 1830                    N5706B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALAMEDA,N MEX               MESA,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT REPTD LDG SMOOTH DIRT ROAD GEAR COLLPSD,NO OBSTRUCTIONS.

Aircraft

Registration
N5706B
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N5706B · 1

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