# Accident 19920609019099A: Cessna 172M, Dexter, ME, June 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1992, 09:30 local time
- Place: Dexter, ME
- Airport: Dexter Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0045° N, 69.2374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEXTER RGNL (1B0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0045&lon=-69.2374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19801, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 80 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920609019099A

## Narrative

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

TOP NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINK FELL OUT. ALLOWED STRUT EXTEND FLUID AIR LEAK OUT. FLAT STRUT COCKED NOSEWHEEL ON LANDING

## 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 NYC92LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA104), Jun 9, 1992: Cessna 172N (N19801), Dexter, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE TOP TORQUE LINK BOLT ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHICH RESULTED IN A LANDING WITH A FLAT STRUT AND MISALIGNED WHEEL.

## Other reports on N19801 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20201211017679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201211017679A), Dec 11, 2020: Cessna 172M (N19801), Dexter, ME, Substantial damage. As stated by the pilot. He completed a preflight of the aircraft at 1BO Dexter, Maine intending to practice take offs, landings and pattern work at this…

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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