ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373537
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| Date: | Friday 20 February 1987 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182G |
| Owner/operator: | Steven Fairchild |
| Registration: | N3683U |
| MSN: | 18255083 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3681 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vallecito, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Valley Springs, CA |
| Vallecito, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A CESSNA 182G COLLIDED WITH THE RWY SURFACE AFTER THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR TURNED 90 DEGREES DURING THE LANDING ROLL THEN COLLAPSED. PILOT EXAMINED THE NOSE GEAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND DISCOVERED THE BOLT ATTACHING THE UPPER TORQUE LINK ASSEMBLY MISSING. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE WHERE THE BOLT CONNECTS THE TORQUE LINK ASSEMBLY TO THE STEERING ARM ASSEMBLY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX87LA123
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 March 1964 | N3683U | Non Commercial | 0 | Blythe, California | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 14:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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