# Incident 19841013064879I: Cessna 182, Gadsden, AL, October 13, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1984, 17:40 local time
- Place: Gadsden, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0143° N, 86.0066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gadsden, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0143&lon=-86.0066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6478A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 539 total, 300 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841013064879I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

VIOLENT SHIMMY NOSE WHEEL, NOSE WHEEL TURNED CAUSING WINGTIP TO STRIKE PAVEMENT. PNS18233 STEERING ROD END BROKE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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