# Accident 19950501044109A: Cessna 172D, Twisp, WA, May 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1995, 10:30 local time
- Place: Twisp, WA
- Airport: Twisp Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3206° N, 119.9308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3206&lon=-119.9308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2548Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2548Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950501044109A

## Narrative

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

VEERED SHARPLY LANDING. EXITED RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. NOSE WHEEL WAS COCKED 90 DEGREES SIDEWISE. SCISSOR BOLT OFF.

## 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 SEA95LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA087), May 1, 1995: Cessna 172 (N2548Y), Twisp, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF A NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY BOLT (NO COTTER KEY INSTALLED) BY UNKNOWN MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. THIS LED TO A FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STEERING AND SUBSEQUENT…

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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