ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373284
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 April 1987 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Larry Waddell |
| Registration: | N2559N |
| MSN: | 12815 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eldon, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St.louis, MO (3WE) |
| Eldon, MO (H79) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WINDS WERE LIGHT PRIOR TO THE FINAL APPROACH, BUT A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED DURING THE FLARE, RUNNING OUT OF AIRSPEED WHILE IN A FULL-STALL/THREE-POINT ATTITUDE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH MAIN GEARS BROKE IN RAPID SUCCESSION, GENERALLY ABOUT THE MID-STRUT STEP MOUNT AREA OF THE LEAF SPRING GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND THE RIGHT WING TIP. A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR REVEALED THE DAMAGE TO BE A BRITTLE FRACTURE, JUST BELOW THE STEP MOUNTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC87LA101
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 August 1991 | N2559N | Private | 0 | Ward, AR | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 11:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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