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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Buffalo, OK · June 17, 2017

Date: June 17, 2017 · 09:51 local
Place: Buffalo, OK
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6196B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA235
Reported as: Cessna 182A
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 318 total12 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N6196BRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2018 · Cessna 182AS/N 34196 · Built 1957 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N6196B, single engine, C182, fixed tricycle gear aircraft, nose gear failed on landing rollout. The pilot stated he was flying from the left seat and had normal landing on the grass strip at the private airport. The pilot stated the landing was not hard and was uneventful. On landing rollout, the pilot states within seconds the aircraft flipped on its back and gave no previous control warnings. On post accident inspection the aircraft nose tire was found dislocated from the strut and the tube-axle bolts on both sides were not located at the accident site. Airworthiness personell was on site with operations personel and inspected the maintenance logbooks. No discrepancies noted. The last maintenance performed on the nose gear was during the annual on 4/18/2017 with approximately 20 hours flown since the annual. The cause of nose gear separtation from the aircraft cannot be determined at the date of this submittal.

As the FAA filed it

N6196B, SINGLE ENGINE, C182, FIXED TRICYCLE GEAR AIRCRAFT, NOSE GEAR FAILED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING FROM THE LEFT SEAT AND HAD NORMAL LANDING ON THE GRASS STRIP AT THE PRIVATE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING WAS NOT HARD AND WAS UNEVENTFUL. ON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT STATES WITHIN SECONDS THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK AND GAVE NO PREVIOUS CONTROL WARNINGS. ON POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION THE AIRCRAFT NOSE TIRE WAS FOUND DISLOCATED FROM THE STRUT AND THE TUBE-AXLE BOLTS ON BOTH SIDES WERE NOT LOCATED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. AIRWORTHINESS PERSONELL WAS ON SITE WITH OPERATIONS PERSONEL AND INSPECTED THE MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE LAST MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE NOSE GEAR WAS DURING THE ANNUAL ON 4/18/2017 WITH APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS FLOWN SINCE THE ANNUAL. THE CAUSE OF NOSE GEAR SEPARTATION FROM THE AIRCRAFT CANNOT BE DETERMINED AT THE DATE OF THIS SUBMITTAL.

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 CEN17LA235Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBuffalo, OKThe separation of the nose wheel axle bolt and the nose wheel during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined because the bolt was not recovered.Jun 17, 2017 · Substantial damage