ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279559
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| Date: | Monday 4 October 2021 |
| Time: | 15:08 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 195B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N3027B |
| MSN: | 7910 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4370 hours |
| Engine model: | Jacobs R-755-A2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Watkins, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Del Norte, CO (RCV) |
| Confresa Airport, MT (CFO/SJHG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported he was landing from a personal flight in his tailwheel-equipped airplane when it suddenly swerved to the right shortly after the tailwheel contacted the runway surface during the landing roll. The pilot applied left rudder and brake to regain directional control, but the airplane veered off the right side of the runway into a level grass area. The left main landing gear (MLG) spring fractured where the spring entered the fuselage, which resulted in the airplane coming to rest on the lower left fuselage in a left wing down attitude. The left wing, left aileron, and the fuselage sustained substantial damage. Postaccident examination of the left MLG spring revealed a preexisting fatigue crack that initiated from the upper forward edge of the spring adjacent to the fuselage. The fatigue crack likely reduced the overall strength of the landing gear spring which resulted in its separation during the landing roll.
Probable Cause: The separation of the left main landing gear spring during landing roll due to a preexisting fatigue crack.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA004
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2022 17:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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