Plane Crash List

Cessna A185F N2215T

27 May 1993 · Bellevue, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 May 1993 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N2215T, operated by Lofgren, Loren R., was involved in an accident near Bellevue, Washington, United States. 4 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 01:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Coordinates
47.5500, -122.1391
Aircraft
Cessna A185F
Registration
N2215T
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Lofgren, Loren R.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Stuart Island → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA93LA124

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

PRIOR TO LANDING THE AMPHIBIAN AIRPLANE ON THE LAKE, THE PILOT CONFIRMED BY THE COCKPIT GEAR LIGHTS AND BY VISUAL INDICATIONS ON THE TOP OF THE FLOATS, THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE UP-AND-LOCKED POSITION. AFTER THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER; HOWEVER, THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE WATER SURFACE AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THEY OBSERVED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, WHILE THE LEFT MAIN AND THE NOSE GEAR WERE RETRACTED. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT REVEALED THAT THE SCREWS THAT ATTACH THE CASING TO THE PISTON BROKE DUE TO OVERSTRESS UNDER DIRECT SHEAR LOADS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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