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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Palo Alto, CA · September 17, 1977

Date
September 17, 1977
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4954D
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK77FYM29
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
372 total136 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Steering rod end bearings broken. Shimmy damper shaft arm broken. Damper housing lugs broken.

As the FAA filed it

STEERING ROD END BEARINGS BROKEN.SHIMMY DAMPER SHAFT ARM BROKEN.DAMPER HOUSING LUGS BROKEN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.