Cessna 172 N7090A
9 May 1988 · Kennewick, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 May 1988 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7090A was involved in an accident near Kennewick, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kennewick, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vista Field (S98)
- Coordinates
- 46.2105, -119.1593
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N7090A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kennewick → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA089
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER, WITH THE NOSE GEAR TURNING 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED DOWN ONTO THE NOSE AND RIGHT WING. VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S SHIMMY DAMPENER ARM ASSEMBLY REVEALED A PREVIOUS WELD WITHIN 1/2' OF A FRACTURE. THE FRACTURE SURFACES WERE ROUGH AND IRREGULAR IN APPEARANCE. THE NOSE GEAR STEERING ROD END BEARING BOLT WAS ALSO FRACTURED FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE BENDING FORCES. NO RECORD OF A REPAIR TO THE NOSE GEAR SHIMMY DAMPENER ARM ASSEMBLY COULD BE FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT'S MAINTENANCE LOG BOOKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1988 | Cessna 172F | Shellman, Georgia, United States | Evans J. Nichols | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Cessna 172 | Lamar, Missouri, United States | Richards, Thomas J. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1988 | Cessna 172RG | Mathew, Virginia, United States | Mideastern Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 172K | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1988 | Cessna 172M | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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