# NTSB MKC83LA034: Cessna 140, N89838, Alliance, NE, December 9, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 9, 1982, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Alliance, NE
- Coordinates: 42.099807, -102.869445 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0998&lon=-102.8694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA034
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69746/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA034

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear strut - failure,total (cause)
  - maintenance,modification - improper, other person (cause)

## Analysis

RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. A HOLE WAS FOUND DRILLED THROUGH STRUT. THE HOLE WAS NOT SHOWN ON PARTS CATALOG.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89838](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89838-1998-04-10), registration cancelled 1998-04-10, S/N 8887 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 8887
- Airframe hours: 3283
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Daniel M. Bowman
- Registered owner: Daniel M. Bowman
- Departed: ALLIANCE, NE
- Destination: ALLIANCE, NE
- Airport: Hashagen Ranch, runway 18, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 142 total, 39 in this make and model, 15 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821209064309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821209064309A), Dec 9, 1982: Cessna 140, Alliance, NE, Substantial damage. Right main landing strut broke during landing. Aircraft settled onto wing. Evidence of previous crack.

## Other investigations on N89838 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB UNK64X2652](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2652), Jul 5, 1964: Cessna 140 (N89838), Marissa, IL, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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