Service difficulty report · Strut · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
February 28, 2025
Submitted
February 28, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N137R
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8296
Aircraft time
9,258 hours
Part
Strut
Part number
054119812
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE RUNWAY, HOLDING POSITION WITH BRAKES ON IN ORDER TO PERFORM SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF PROCEDURE. THE STUDENT PILOT, UNDER GUIDANCE OF THE CFI, RELEASED THE BRAKES AND THE RIGHT WHEEL GRABBED MOMENTARILY, AS THE LEFT WHEEL STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. A SECOND LATER, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO CONTACT THE GROUND. IN INSPECTION, THE RIGHT GEAR STRUT HAD SHEARED OFF. THE SHEER WAS VISIBLE THROUGH THE INSPECTION PORT UNDER THE CARPET, BEHIND THE CO-PILOTS SEAT.

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