Cessna 140 N89360
2 July 2003 · Ludington, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 2003 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N89360 was involved in an accident near Ludington, Michigan, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ludington, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Manson County Airport (LDM)
- Coordinates
- 43.9625, -86.4078
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N89360
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Manistee → Ludington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA191
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The maintenance personnel's improper installation of the landing gear axle, which resulted in the separation of the axle from the landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane's left main gear axle separated from the landing gear during the landing roll. The airplane's left main gear leg dropped into a hole in the pavement, which resulted in the airplane nosing down causing a prop strike. The pilot reported the airplane slid to a stop and rested on the propeller and cowling in a tail up position. The airplane had a brake assembly kit installed. The inspection of the airplane revealed that the bushings and bolts used in the brake assembly kit installation were improper. The mechanic used bushings and smaller diameter bolts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 3 Oct 2003 | Cessna 140 | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2003 | Cessna 140 | Fryeburg, Maine, United States | Don Thibodwau | No injuries | - |
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