ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288552
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| Date: | Friday 30 April 2010 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N5765C |
| MSN: | 19719 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3730 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C145 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minden, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Carson City Airport, NV (CSN/KCXP) |
| Minden-Douglas County Airport, NV (MEV/KMEV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated flight instructor (CFI) stated that, during the instructional flight, the pilot receiving instruction was practicing three-point landings in preparation for his tailwheel endorsement. The first landing was harder than normal due to a higher-than-normal sink rate. During the next landing attempt, the airplane yawed to the left. The CFI took over the airplane controls and corrected toward the runway centerline. While correcting, he heard a loud snapping noise followed by a loud scraping noise and felt the airplane make a sudden left turn. Postaccident examination revealed that the left landing gear strut fractured at the inboard end. Examination of the landing gear fracture surface by an NTSB materials laboratory metallurgist revealed evidence of fatigue cracking, an overstress fracture, and corrosion damage.
Probable Cause: A main landing gear collapse during the landing roll due to fatigue cracking and corrosion of the strut.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR10LA221
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| 1 May 2010 | N5765C | Private | 0 | Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV), NV | |
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| 04-Oct-2022 23:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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