Accident Cessna 140 N4275N, Saturday 12 July 1997

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Date:	Saturday 12 July 1997
Time:	09:50 LT
Type:	Cessna 140
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N4275N
MSN:	13746
Total airframe hrs:	6224 hours
Engine model:	Continental C-85-12F
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Arlington, WA - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Snohomish, WA (S43)
Destination airport:	(KAWO)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The tailwheel equipped airplane incurred substantial damage during a nose-over on the landing roll following the separation of the right-main wheel from its associated strut. The pilot reported that he touched down on his main wheels on the sod runway, bounced once, then 'seemed to settle into a normal run-out'. The pilot stated that 'a second or two later' he felt a heavy yaw to the right as the right landing gear dug into the turf. The landing-gear axle was found to have failed. The landing-gear strut dug into the turf, causing the aircraft to nose over.

Probable Cause: Failure of the right-main landing gear axle after landing.

Accident investigation: