MKC65F0080

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Kansas City, MO · January 25, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 25, 1965
Place
Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5009ACessna 172
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179648

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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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3-0681  65/1/25    KANSAS CITY MO      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N5009A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATE LINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK FAILED, HAD OLD CRACK.

Aircraft

Registration
N5009A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
State Line

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.