ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362023
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| Date: | Saturday 22 May 1993 |
| Time: | 23:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N75LE |
| MSN: | 185-0870 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2216 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-470-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barrow, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KBRW) |
| Fairbanks, AK (FAI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL AND THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND AXLE SEPARATED FROM THE GEAR LEG. THE GEAR LEG STUB STRUCK THE GROUND AND SEPARATED FROM THE GEAR BOX. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE'S WING WAS DRAGGED ON THE RUNWAY. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PART SHOWED THERE WAS SMALL FATIGUE AREA BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE FRACTURE WAS OVERLOAD.
Probable Cause: THE FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SPRING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA086
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 June 1985 | N75LE | Private | 0 | Kantishna, AK | |
sub |
| 27 January 1987 | N75LE | Private | 0 | North Pole, AK | |
sub |
| 8 August 2013 | N75LE | 0 | North Pole, Alaska | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2024 16:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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