Summary
On February 21, 1999, a Cessna 182E (N3177Y) was involved in an incident near East Troy, WI. All 5 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The collapse of the right main landing gear from a preexisting fatigue crack.
On February 21, 1999, at 1100 central standard time (cst), a Cessna 182E, N3177Y, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during taxi at East Troy Municipal Airport, in East Troy, Wisconsin, after a collapse of the right main landing gear. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The commercial 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries to himself or the four passengers. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The pilot stated that after four parachutists had boarded the airplane, he began to taxi away from the gate.
This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI99LA097. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N3177Y.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
the collapse of the right main landing gear from a preexisting fatigue crack.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On February 21, 1999, at 1100 central standard time (cst), a Cessna 182E, N3177Y, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during taxi at East Troy Municipal Airport, in East Troy, Wisconsin, after a collapse of the right main landing gear. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The commercial 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries to himself or the four passengers. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The pilot stated that after four parachutists had boarded the airplane, he began to taxi away from the gate. The pilot stated that the airplane traveled about 25 yards on the upward sloping grass terrain when the right main landing gear collapsed.
Post accident investigation showed substantial damage to the right wing and horizontal stabilizer. Examination of the landing gear revealed a break approximately 10 inches from the inboard end of the landing gear leg at a point where it is clamped to the fuselage structure. Further examination of the airplane revealed no other anomalies.
Examination of the landing gear by the Materials Laboratory Division of the National Transportation Safety Board indicated that the break stemmed from preexisting fatigue regions located on the lower forward surface of the landing gear leg. This area of the gear also contained evidence of fretting damage in areas where there had been a loss of paint.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CHI99LA097