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Cessna 150C N7934Z

10 November 2003 · Toledo, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 November 2003 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 150C registered N7934Z was involved in an accident near Toledo, Washington, United States. 2 people were 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 00:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Toledo, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Toledo-Winlock (TDO)
Coordinates
46.4667, -122.8114
Aircraft
Cessna 150C
Registration
N7934Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Toledo → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA04LA017

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

Failure of the main landing gear attachment during the landing roll. An inadequate maintenance modification was a factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The purpose of the flight was for the commercial pilot, the owner who recently purchased this aircraft, to get a tailwheel endorsement and flight review. After completing some air work, the flight returned to the airport to practice landings. The commercial pilot was at the controls for the full stall landing. The aircraft touched down straight, then started a slight turn to the right. The commercial pilot called for the instructor to take control, which he did. Corrective inputs were unsuccessful to realign the aircraft to runway heading. The left main landing gear eventually failed and separated from the structure. The aircraft came to rest on the side of the runway with the left wing contacting the surface. Inspection of the left main landing gear found that two wedges were missing and that the retaining screws were 1/8 of an inch further out than the right side, where the wedges were still in place.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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