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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna R182 · Cedar City, UT · September 24, 2003

Date: September 24, 2003 · 13:44 local
Place: Cedar City, UT
Airport: Cedar City Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6078C
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN03LA156
Reported as: Cessna R182
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total174 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N6078CRegistered now · Cessna R182S/N R18200370 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna R182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The landing gear would not retract after takeoff and the gear light remained green. Pilot thought the nose gear might be partially retracted and went through emergency gear extension procedures. He also did a flyby and had personnel on the ground observed the gear. They reported the gear appeared to be down. The pilot then made a normal approach to the Cedar City, Utah airport. After landing when the pilot lowered the nose to the ground the nose wheel left the airplane. The nose strut was in the down and locked position and the wheel yoke was ground off as the aircraft came to a stop. The axle to the nose wheel was located and it appeared the nut on the end of the axle had backed off. The hole for the cotter pin was filled with old grease. The cotter pin appeared to have been missing for some time. The nose wheel axle had slid out due to the missing nut and cotter pin allowing the wheel to come off.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED GREEN. PILOT THOUGHT THE NOSE GEAR MIGHT BE PARTIALLY RETRACTED AND WENT THROUGH EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES. HE ALSO DID A FLYBY AND HAD PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND OBSERVED THE GEAR. THEY REPORTED THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE PILOT THEN MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO THE CEDAR CITY, UTAH AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING WHEN THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE TO THE GROUND THE NOSE WHEEL LEFT THE AIRPLANE. THE NOSE STRUT WAS IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION AND THE WHEEL YOKE WAS GROUND OFF AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. THE AXLE TO THE NOSE WHEEL WAS LOCATED AND IT APPEARED THE NUT ON THE END OF THE AXLE HAD BACKED OFF. THE HOLE FOR THE COTTER PIN WAS FILLED WITH OLD GREASE. THE COTTER PIN APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN MISSING FOR SOME TIME. THE NOSE WHEEL AXLE HAD SLID OUT DUE TO THE MISSING NUT AND COTTER PIN ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN03LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCedar City, UTthe nose wheel separating from the airplane during the precautionary landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the missing nose gear axle through-bolt and the missing cotter pin.Sep 24, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6078C · 1

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

Incident 20180429007789ILanding: Touchdown · Prescott, AZUpon selecting gear down while preparing to land at prc, PIC did not obtain a safe gear indication. Gear was cycled but no safe indication was obtained. Tower confirmed that gear appeared to be down. PIC departed area and continued to troubleshoot issue.…Apr 29, 2018 · Minor damage