NTSB MKC86LA183 — 1986-08-30 · ALBANY, Missouri, United States

Current FAA registration · N3239U

Make / Model: CESSNA 182F
Year of manufacture: 1963 · 23 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19630223
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A37D1B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3239U Cessna 182F None

Factual narrative

THE PLT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) RPRTD THAT A NORMAL APCH & FLARE WERE MADE, BUT AS THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT THEN SWERVED OFF THE RWY & CAME TO REST ON UPSLOPING DIRT TERRAIN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SPRING STRUT, PN 0741601-1, HAD FAILED WHERE IT WAS CLAMPED TO THE FUSELAGE. A METALLURGICAL EXAM SHOWED THAT FATIGUE CRACKING HAD OCCURRED IN THE LOWER FORWARD AREA OF THE SPRING STRUT WHERE FRETTING HAD OCCURREDAT THE CLAMP. THE ACFT HAD A TOTAL FLT TIME OF 3060 HRS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MKC86LA183.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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