Cessna 170B N2760D
30 April 1996 · Togiak, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 April 1996 at about 20:50 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2760D was involved in an accident near Togiak, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 20:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Togiak, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 59.2101, -160.5404
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2760D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dillingham → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC96LA062
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
fatigue failure of the right main landing gear strut.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The certificated private pilot was landing on a gravel area of beach next to a river. During the landing roll, the right main wheel assembly broke. The landing gear strut began dragging on the ground and the airplane nosed over. Examination of the gear strut revealed that it was broken along a horizontal plane, perpendicular to the outside vertical surface of the strut. A fracture had progressed through the upper mounting bolt holes that attach the axle and brake mounting plate to the strut. The surface of the fracture exhibited a dark brown/red appearance and ridges or stop marks radiating from the lower inside edge of the aft mounting bolt hole. These stop marks were similar in appearance to progressive beach marks, indicative of fatigue. The remaining fracture surface, at the inboard edge of the strut and between the bolt holes, exhibited a dull gray appearance and a shear lip oriented on about a 45 degree plane from the lower surface. The remaining fracture surface areas on both sides (forward and aft) of the bolt holes were also gray in appearance with small areas of red rust and corrosion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1996 | Cessna 170 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Paul Horn | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1996 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1996 | Cessna 170B | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1996 | Cessna 170 | Enterprise, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1996 | Cessna 170B | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1996 | Cessna 170B | Northway, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-28 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-11 | Paxson, Alaska, United States | Mark W. Barkdull | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-14 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | David Calkins | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1996 | Cessna 180H | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Richard Greeno | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Kasilof, Alaska, United States | Paul G. Isaak | No injuries | - |