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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182A · West Point, VA · October 18, 2003

Date: October 18, 2003 · 15:33 local
Place: West Point, VA
Airport: West Point Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5995B
Reported as: Cessna 182A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 145 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N5995BRegistered now · Cessna 182AS/N 33995 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On October 18, 2003, robert wilson, as PIC of N5995B, a Cessna 182A landed at the West Point airport (W97). The weather, METAR from richmond international airport at that time period was few clouds at 5000 feet, 10 miles visibility, winds 350 at 11 gusting to 16 knots. After landing, at approximately 30 knots, the nose wheel began to shimmy. Mr. Wilson pulled full aft elevator with no change in the shimmy. As the vibration became worse Mr. Wilson applied the brakes resulting in the left nose wheel control rod breaking. The nose wheel cocked and the aircraft tipped over resulting in damage to the left wing tip and structure. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 18, 2003, ROBERT WILSON, AS PIC OF N5995B, A CESSNA 182A LANDED AT THE WEST POINT AIRPORT (W97). THE WEATHER, METAR FROM RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT THAT TIME PERIOD WAS FEW CLOUDS AT 5000 FEET, 10 MILES VISIBILITY, WINDS 350 AT 11 GUSTING TO 16 KNOTS. AFTER LANDING, AT APPROXIMATELY 30 KNOTS, THE NOSE WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY. MR. WILSON PULLED FULL AFT ELEVATOR WITH NO CHANGE IN THE SHIMMY. AS THE VIBRATION BECAME WORSE MR. WILSON APPLIED THE BRAKES RESULTING IN THE LEFT NOSE WHEEL CONTROL ROD BREAKING. THE NOSE WHEEL COCKED AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP AND STRUCTURE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.