ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383691
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 August 1982 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | D & Z Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6476G |
| MSN: | 17273601 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1252 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lander, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mud Butte, SD (SD54) |
| Angier, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT AFTER HE HAD SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 TO 35 KTS. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR FORK HAD FAILED IN TWO PLACES. THE BREAKS WERE JUST BELOW THE STRUT ATTACHMENT POINT AND DIRECTLY ACCROSS FROM ONE ANOTHER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSEWHEEL SEPARATED AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TRAVELED ALONG ON ITS NOSE, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK AN IRRIGATION DITCH. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN USED EXTENSIVELY FOR STUDENT TRAINING AND WAS REGULARLY OPERATED INTO ROUGH AND UNIMPROVED FIELDS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN82DA152
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 03:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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