# Incident 20170512006879I: Cessna 182, Fullerton, CA, May 12, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2017, 06:00 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6233A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6233A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170512006879I

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER ROLLOUT NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY DAMPENER ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF NOSE WHEEL AND LOSE OF STEERING CONTROL CAUSING NOSE WHEEL TO GO FULL LEFT HITTING THE STEERING STOP CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO PITCH UP ON IT NOSE. CAUSING PROP STRIKE AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N6233A (1)

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

- [Incident 19821104065969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821104065969I), Nov 4, 1982: Cessna 182 (N6233A), Torrance, CA. Throttle lever stuck in midway position on test flight when power was reduced. Shut down engine for landing.

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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