ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382262
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Date: | Wednesday 6 April 1983 |
Time: | 21:30 LT |
Type: | Cessna 150H |
Owner/operator: | Flite Professionals |
Registration: | N7243S |
MSN: | 15067943 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4988 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Corona, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Chino, CA (KCNO) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL WHILE BEING USED ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING NIGHT LANDING TECHNIQUE TO HER STUDENT. DURING THE LAST LANDING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST WHEN THE NOSEGEAR TOUCHED DOWN. THE ACFT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THEN THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT THE ACFT NOSEDOVER. LATER EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT THE COTTER PIN AND NUT (CESSNA PART # MS24665-134 AND AN 310-5) WHICH SECURE THE NOSE GEAR BOLT THROUGH THE AXLE TUBE WERE MISSING. THE BOLT WAS PARTIALLY INSERTED IN THE AXLE TUBE AND THE TIRE WAS PRESSED AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE NOSE GEAR FORK. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID HER HUSBAND CHANGED THENOSE GEAR TIRE ABOUT 1 MONTH BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX83LA182 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83LA182
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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