# Accident 20020405005609A: Cessna 182E, Red Lodge, MT, April 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2002, 19:10 local time
- Place: Red Lodge, MT
- Airport: Red Lodge Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1875° N, 109.2672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1875&lon=-109.2672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3184Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3184Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020405005609A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PIC STATED THAT ON LANDING AT RED LODGE, MONTANA, THE NOSE STRUT FORK FRACTURED CAUSING DEPARTURE OF NOSE WHEEL. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OF RUNWAY INTO A 3 FOOT DEEP DITCH CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO OUTBOARD LEFT WING AND PROP.

## 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 SEA02FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA064), Apr 6, 2002: Cessna 182E (N3184Y), Red Lodge, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Long term fatigue of the nose landing gear strut fork initiated by side loading which resulted in the separation of the fork from the strut and the consequent collapse of the nose gear. A…

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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