# Accident 19930627022889A: Cessna 182L, Chicago/Aurora, IL, June 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chicago/Aurora, IL
- Airport: Aurora Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3119R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3119R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 65 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930627022889A

## Narrative

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

VEERED ON NOSE GEAR TOUCHDOWN. UNABLE TO RECOVER. RAN OFF RUNWAY.NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINK BOLT FELL OUT.RECENT REPAIR.

## 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 CHI93LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA227), Jun 27, 1993: Cessna 182L (N3119R), Aurora, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DISCONNECTED NOSE GEAR UPPER TORQUE LINK (LANDING GEAR STEERING). DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT POSSIBLE WAS A FACTOR.

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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