- Date
- July 23, 1988, 14:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Plymouth, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N12840Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880723027629A
- Case key
- 32219
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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
After a normal lndg, during the lndg roll at aprx 50-55 mph, the acft rolled through a 1-2' deep puddle of water. The acft slowed & at aprx 35 mph, the rt main lndg gear slowly began rotating aft. The acft came to rest supported by the rt horizontal stabilizer & the nose & left main lndg gear. Examination of the failed gear revealed the attach bolt for the gear spring assy failed, allowing the gear to rotate aft. Examination of the bolt revealed it failed due to excess shear loads placed on it during torsional loading of the upper end of the lndg gear tube. The bolt also showed evidence of fretting. Hardness tests performed revealed the bolt was within specifications.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12840
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17262304
- Airframe hours
- 2,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Larson, David A.
- Registered owner
- Darson, David A
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 11, 1988 · 15 hours before
- Airport
- X04 · Orlando County, runway 15, 3,000 × 30 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
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 740 total · 500 in this make and model · 728 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.