Cessna 140A N666TC
25 April 2001 · Greeley, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 April 2001 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 140A registered N666TC, operated by George Lair, was involved in an accident near Greeley, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greeley, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greeley-Weld County (GXY)
- Coordinates
- 40.4406, -104.6692
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140A
- Registration
- N666TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- George Lair
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hudson → Greeley
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN01LA089
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
total failure of the right main landing gear spring due to fatigue.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot made a conventional, full-stall landing. Upon touch down, the right main landing gear failed. The airplane skidded to a halt, buckling the fuselage and landing gear box, and damaging the wing spar. Metallurgical examiunation disclosed cracks had initiated in one of two holes used to attach the step assembly to the landing gear spring. Chevron (or beach) marks on the fractured surface pointed back to the crack initiation site, and were consistent with fatigue cracking. The adjacent area was characterized by dimples, indicating the final breakage was due to a ductile fracture under overload.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2001 | Cessna 140 | Nephi, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2001 | Cessna 140 | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2001 | Cessna 140 | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2001 | Cessna 140 | Winnsboro, Texas, United States | David C. Murley | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 May 2001 | Cessna 140 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Cessna 140 | Gilchrist, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 23 Aug 2001 | Aviat A-1 | Montrose, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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