# Accident 19990918046059A: Cessna 182A, Pepperell, MA, September 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1999, 16:10 local time
- Place: Pepperell, MA
- Airport: Sports Center Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6962° N, 71.5501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6962&lon=-71.5501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2001G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2001G-2002-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990918046059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILED AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT WITH THE OLEO STRUT. THAT FAILURE CAUSED THE NOSE TO FALL RESULTING IN PROPELLER STRIKES AND A SLIDE OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE SOFT DIRT OFF THE RUNWAY EDGE, IT FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED. NO INJURIES TO THE ONLY OCCUPANT. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS SPARS, STRUTS, RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER, ENGINE AND NOSE WHEEL ATTACHMENT. LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION COMPLETED SEPTEMBER 2, 1999.

## 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 NYC99LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA230), Sep 18, 1999: Cessna 182 (N2001G), Pepperell, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A landing gear bolt failure for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N2001G (1)

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

- [Incident 19960625022979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960625022979I), Jun 25, 1996: Cessna 182A (N2001G), Dorcester, MA, 1 fatal. Narrative: four, highly qualified, experienced jumpers, three from the "honeymoon in vegas, flying elvis' company", exited the aircraft at 5,000 feet. Two (2)…

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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