LAX77DUG54

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 340 · Riverside, CA · July 6, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 6, 1977
Place
Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1701GCessna 340
Status
Completed · report August 15, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770706018679A
Case key
146511

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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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3-1519   77/7/6    RIVERSIDE,CA        CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 5700
        TIME - 1415                    N1701G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  RIVERSIDE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BRAKE PISTON SEAL FAILURE.GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN CURB AT TAXIWAY WAS RUN OVER

Aircraft

Registration
N1701G
Reported as
Cessna 340
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Riverside Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1701G · 1

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