NTSB CHI87LA089 — 1987-02-21 · PONTIAC, Michigan, United States

Current FAA registration · N3513U

Make / Model: CESSNA 182F
Year of manufacture: 1963 · 24 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19630625
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A3EB58

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3513U Cessna 182F None

Factual narrative

WHILE THE ACFT WAS BEING TAXIED TO A HANGAR AFTER LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SPRING STRUT, PN 0741601-1, HAD FAILED WHERE IT WAS CLAMPED TO THE FUSELAGE. A METALLURGICAL EXAM OF THE FRACTURE AREA REVEALED THERE WAS FATIGUE WHERE FRETTING OF THE STRUT HAD OCCURRED AT THE CLAMP. THE ACFT HAD 3300 HRS OF TOTAL FLT TIME & WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE HAD OVER 3000 LANDINGS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI87LA089.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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