ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372582
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 1987 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Downey Construction, Inc. |
| Registration: | N252W |
| MSN: | 18503687 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 920 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chandler, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Chandler, AZ (P19) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CFI INDICATED THAT THE TAILWHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY DURING ROLLOUT. AS FORWARD CONTROL YOKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE SHIMMY WENT AWAY, HOWEVER, AS THE ACFT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, THE TAILWHEEL WAS LOWERED AND BEGAN TO SHIMMY AGAIN. AS THE ACFT CONTINUED TO SLOW IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CFI APPLIED LEFT RUDDER. INITIALLY THE ACFT CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY IT ROLLED LEFT, DRAGGING ITS LEFT WING AND COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RETENTION BOLT FOR THE LEFT LANDING GEAR SPRING ASSEMBLY WAS BENT AND DISPLAYED ROTATIONAL SCORING AT ITS MID-POINT. THE THREADS OF BOTH THE BOLT AND ITS ASSOCIATED NUT WERE FOUND STRIPPED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX87LA277
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 September 1989 | N252W | Downey Construction, Inc. | 0 | Big Bear City, CA | |
sub |
| 21 February 1993 | N252W | Private | 0 | Bridgeport, NE | |
sub |
| 3 August 2020 | N185GK | Private | 0 | Kalispell, MT | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 18:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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