# Accident 19950317004589A: Cessna 182H, Nashville, TN, March 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: John C. Tune Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1901° N, 86.9496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1901&lon=-86.9496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1815X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1815X-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950317004589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATIONS ON TAKEOFF. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PREMATURE ROTATION AND IMPROPER TRIM POSSIBLE FACTORS.

## 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 ATL95LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA064), Mar 17, 1995: Cessna 182 (N1815X), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN THE INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.

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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