# Accident 19870111000289A: Cessna T182, Big Bear, CA, January 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2599° N, 116.8409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2599&lon=-116.8409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6216N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6216N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182 (registry code 2072736, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182
- Reported engine: LYC O540L3C5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 482 total, 76 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870111000289A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE NOSEWHEEL VIBRATION CAUSED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.PLANE WENT OFF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX87LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA081), Jan 11, 1987: Cessna T182 (N6216N), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage

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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