- Date
- November 2, 1974
- Place
- Richland, WA · RICHLAND, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7143TCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741102038509A
- Case key
- 145023
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4077 74/11/2 RICHLAND,WASH CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1030 N7143T PX- 0 0 1 TEST 27, 2230 TOTAL HOURS, 85 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHLAND,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- L GR FAILED 14 INCHES ABOVE AXLE.PLTS ASSIST STEP IN AREA OF CRACKING & SPOT WELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7143T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Richland
N7143TRegistration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.