SDR 99ZZZX2527

Service difficulty report · Spring · Cessna 195B

Difficulty date
May 31, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2151C
Make and model
Cessna 195B
Aircraft serial
16136
Part
Spring
Part number
03411091
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON LANDING ROLL-OUT, AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 KNOTS. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED THE AIRCRAFT. THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT STATED THE LANDING WAS VERY SMOOTH. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A SMALL FRACTURE IN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SPRING WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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