ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365666
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| Date: | Monday 18 February 1991 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N759VB |
| MSN: | 18266284 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brunswick, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St Simons Isl, GA (KSSI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS PREPARING TO LAND AT HER PRIVATELY OWNED SOD STRIP. SHE REPORTED GUSTING SURFACE WINDS ON FINAL AND WIND SHEAR. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF, THEN THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. AN INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY REVEALED A DEEP, HIDDEN HOLE UNDER THE TRACK OF THE NOSE WHEEL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE HOLE APPEARED TO BE A COLLAPSED ANT HILL.
Probable Cause: A HIDDEN HOLE IN THE RUNWAY SURFACE, WHICH WAS CONTACTED BY THE NOSE WHEEL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL91LA057
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 12:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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