ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381290
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| Date: | Saturday 30 July 1983 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q |
| Owner/operator: | Turbo Equipment Company |
| Registration: | N735AC |
| MSN: | 18265262 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Three Rivers, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT NOSED DOWN DURING LANDING AFTER THE NOSE GEAR FAILED. THE ACFT HAD LANDED EARLIER THAT DAY WITH A FLAT NOSE WHEEL TIRE. THE PLT FIXED THE FLAT AND THOUGHT THE ACFT WAS ALL RIGHT BUT LATER IN FLT HE THOUGHT THE NOSEWHEEL WAS COCKED SIDEWAYS BECAUSE THE ACFT WAS UNSTABLE TO FLY. AN A&P MECHANIC ALSO THOUGHT THE GEAR MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY THEPREVIOUS LANDING. NO METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION WAS CONDUCTED ON THE FAILED FORK OF THE LANDING GEAR.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW83LA353
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 July 2005 | N735AC | Private | 0 | Grand Junction, CO | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 01:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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