ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361787
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| Date: | Sunday 27 June 1993 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182L |
| Owner/operator: | Forest Agency, Inc. |
| Registration: | N3119R |
| MSN: | 182-58519 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2258 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aurora, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake Lawn, WI (C59) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN THE GRASS. POSTACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR UPPER TORQUE LINK BOLT WAS MISSING. SEARCHES AT THE DEPARTURE AND DESTINATION AIRPORTS FAILED TO LOCATE THE MISSING BOLT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF OTHER DEFECT. THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED JULY 23, 1992. THE MOST RECENT AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE WAS NOSEWHEEL STRUT SERVICING, AND OCCURRED MAY 10, 1993. THE MECHANIC STATED HE DID NOT RECALL REMOVING THE UPPER TORQUE LINK BOLT AT THAT TIME.
Probable Cause: THE DISCONNECTED NOSE GEAR UPPER TORQUE LINK (LANDING GEAR STEERING). DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT POSSIBLE WAS A FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93LA227
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 07:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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