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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Midland, TX · April 26, 1987

Date
April 26, 1987 · 19:30 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Eagles Nest
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N34S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87LA104
Reported as
Cessna 182
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,058 total2,030 in this make and model62 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.

The nose gear strut collapsed during a touch and go landing. Aircraft nosed over on the grass runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE NOSE GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON THE GRASS RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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