# Accident 20180507004879A: Cessna 182, Broomfield, CO, May 7, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2018, 11:39 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Rocky Mountain Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9089° N, 105.1172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9089&lon=-105.1172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3292Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3292Y-2020-10-31) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 914 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180507004879A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 7, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1139MDT, A 1962 CESSNA 182, REGISTRATION NUMBER N3292Y, SERIAL NUMBER 18254292 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

(BJC), IN BROOMFIELD, COLORADO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.

## 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 CEN18LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA162), May 7, 2018: Cessna 182 (N3292Y), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The overstress fracture of the upper link of the nose landing gear torque link assembly, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during 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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