- Date
- July 25, 1982, 13:07 local (20:07 UTC)
- Place
- Goodyear, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2223CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820725031709A
- Case key
- 70850
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The left main landing gear of the aircraft broke off during a touch and go landing and the aircraft was damaged further on a subsequent landing. The weather was VMC and no flight plan was filed. The landing gear bolts failed in overload and showed no evidence of fatigue. No report was filed by the pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2223C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30523
- Engine
- Continental O-470-A, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Emmett J. Warren
- Registered owner
- Emmett J. Warren
- Departed
- C · Goodyear, AZ
- Destination
- C · Goodyear, AZ
- Airport
- GYR · Phoenix-Litchfield Munici, runway 21, 8,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 194 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2223C · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.