Service difficulty report · Wire Rope · Cessna 172D

Difficulty date
August 2, 2002
Submitted
October 2, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172D
Aircraft time
2,078 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1A
Part
Wire Rope
Part number
33924925
Condition
Broken
Location
Tie Rods
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TAKEOFF RUN, AT APPROXIMATELY 2 FT OFF THE WATER, A/C SETTLED BACK DOWN DUE TO UNSTABLE AIR. A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE A/C BECAME VERY UNSTABLE. ABORTED TAKEOFF. AS THE A/C SLOWED DOWN & THE LIFT DISSIPATED, THE LT WING SUDDENLY DIPPED DOWN AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WATER CAUSING THE A/C TO VEIR LT ABRUPTLY, DISPLACING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF WATER, BUT MANAGE TO KEEP THE A/C FROM INVERTING. CAUSED ALL THE FITTING ON THE END OF THE FLOAT STRUTS TO FAIL. THE FINAL RESTING POSITION OF THE A/C WAS ENGINE POINTING UP, TAIL AND LT WING TIP PARTIALLY SUBMERGE. THE A/C WAS TOWED AND BEACHED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH CROSS WIRES WERE BROKEN ALLOWING THE WING TO GO DOWN.

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