Accident Cessna 180D N6415X, Friday 21 May 1982

You can contribute by submitting additional or updated information.

Date:	Friday 21 May 1982
Time:	16:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 180D
Owner/operator:	Laurita Hefner/sanna Green
Registration:	N6415X
MSN:	18050915
Year of manufacture:	1960
Total airframe hrs:	14835 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-470-L
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Gillette, WY - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	SCOTTSBLUFF (KBFF)
Destination airport:	Los Alamos, NM
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT 1500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION REVEALED THREE OF FIVE "BRAKE ANTI-RATTLE CLIPS" WERE MISSING FROM EACH BRAKE ASSEMBLY, ALLOWING THE BRAKE DISK TO WABBLE. INSPECTION ALSO REVEALED A LACK OF PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE LANDING GEAR AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: