Cessna 182 N182KT

Summary

On 21 September 2020 at about 22:05 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N182KT was involved in an accident near King Salmon, Alaska, 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.

Date

21 September 2020 at 22:05

Classification

Accident

Location

King Salmon, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

King Salmon (PAKN)

Coordinates

58.6728, -156.6425

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N182KT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1960

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

King Salmon → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC20LA098

Nobody was injured.

The fatigue fracture failure of the left main landing gear U-bolt during landing, which resulted in the collapse and separation of the left main landing gear spring.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, after a normal touchdown in crosswind conditions, the left main landing gear (MLG) began to shake and rattle. The shaking continued and became more severe as the airplane continued its landing roll, and the airplane subsequently began to veer to the left and exited the runway. As the airplane came to rest, the MLG spring separated from the fuselage, resulting in substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer and elevator. A postaccident examination of the left MLG spring attach hardware fractured surfaces revealed that the left MLG U-bolt failed due to fatigue cracking and the MLG support bolt fractured within the shank due to shear loads.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.