# NTSB investigations, 1982: Nose gear collapsed NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB MKC83IA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83IA042.md): Piper PA31-350 · Waterloo, IA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 1982 · N600TS · Minor damage > Prior to landing N600TS reportedly had an unsafe nose gear down indication. At landing touchdown, the nose gear collapsed. Examination revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction however the bearing ends, p/n 452-412, showed evidence of overload failure.… - [NTSB FTW83LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA063.md): Cessna 421C · Little Rock, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1982 · N78TV · Substantial damage > Nose gear collapsed during landing. No reason for collapse found. - [NTSB NYC83LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA043.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Fall River, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 1982 · N62635 · Substantial damage > On short final & aligned with the rwy lights the plt cancelled his IFR flt plan with approach control. The acft landed on the rwy which had the middle third of its width covered with 6-8 inches of snow. The outer thirds were plowed but icy. - [NTSB CHI83LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA057.md): Colonial C-1 · Kalamazoo, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 1982 · N256B · Substantial damage > Pilot lost oil pressure and elected to land in a plowed field. Nose gear collapsed during landing. Oil leak was the cause of the drop in quantity and pressure. - [NTSB DEN83FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA021.md): Mcdonald Douglas DC-10 · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1982 · N68056 · Substantial damage > During the taxi for takeoff, the crew noted a hydraulic malfunction on the right main gear and returned to the gate for maintenance. The aircraft was shut down and turned over to the maintenance crew for repair. The passengers were not deplaned. During… - [NTSB ANC83IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA001.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Near Port Heide, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1982 · N4025W · Minor damage > According to the pilot, he was back taxiing along a beach after landing and while attempting to make a turn the nose gear collapsed. On examination, the pilot found that a bolt in the nose gear steering mechanism had failed due to excessive wear. This allowed… - [NTSB FTW83LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA007.md): Cessna 150F · Pine Bluff, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1982 · N8119F · Substantial damage > The student pilot had made several touch-and-go landings on the same runway. He stated his last approach and touchdown were normal. Reportedly, the nose gear collapsed during the landing roll. The aircraft went off the left side of the runway and flipped… - [NTSB CHI82DA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA353.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Fort Wayne, IN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 16, 1982 · N642MS · Substantial damage > Plt taxied off rwy onto grass to give way to landing traffic. Paved taxiways are not available & 50 ft either side of runway is used for taxiing with the grass being kept mowed. Before he was able to taxi back onto the paved rwy the ground gave way & the nose… - [NTSB MKC82DA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA164.md): Beech 95-B55 · Goodland, KS · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 2, 1982 · N8453N · Substantial damage > The pilot was on a cross-country flight with a refueling stop at Goodland, KS. During arrival at Goodland, he elected to land on runway 05. There was no evidence that he established radio contact with Goodland flight service, located on the airport, for an… - [NTSB FTW82DA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA292.md): Cessna 210K · Austin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 22, 1982 · N8218M · Substantial damage > During the landing roll, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft was substantially damaged. The nose gear retraction-extension mechanism had been serviced just prior to this flight and on several other occasions for failing to properly extend or retract.… - [NTSB SEA82DA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA118.md): Cessna 182C · Near Dixie, ID · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 19, 1982 · N8548T · Destroyed > The pilot was taking off from a wet, sod airstrip when he elected to abort at about the midway point of the runway. While aborting, the aircraft hit a soft spot in the runway which sheared off the nose gear. Aircraft continued off end of runway and burned. - [NTSB ATL82DA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA157.md): Cessna 150F · Monroeville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 6, 1982 · N8780S · Substantial damage > After making a normal landing touchdown, the nosewheel was held off until it lowered naturally. The pilot stated that when the nosewheel touched down, it seemed that the wheel would not turn. At about that time, the nose gear collapsed and the propeller,… - [NTSB MIA82DA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA126.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Ft. Pierce, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 31, 1982 · N9655T · Substantial damage > According to the student pilot, the nose gear collapsed during the takeoff roll after he applied back pressure for a climb attitude at about 60 to 62 knots. He stated that the aircraft did not want to climb, and simultaneously, the nose dropped. An… - [NTSB ANC82DA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA044.md): Cessna 150 · Kodiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 29, 1982 · N1263Q · Substantial damage > The pilot received a weather briefing before takeoff. At that time, the weather at the destination was improving, but was still marginal VFR. The pilot took off and proceeded on a VFR flight plan. While en route, he determined that either his compass or… - [NTSB LAX82FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA195.md): Douglas DC10-10 · San Francisco, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 27, 1982 · N1833U · Substantial damage > During the initial pushback from the gate prior to eng start a loud noise was heard & the acft nose slowly settled onto the tug that was performing the pushback. The captain ordered the acft evacuated using the emergency slides. The upper jaw of the towbar… - [NTSB MKC82IA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82IA071.md): Beech F33A · Chesterfield, MO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 4, 1982 · N2048Z · Minor damage > When the aircraft was returning for landing, the pilot selected gear down and stated that he felt it extend but could not recall seeing the green gear down lights because he was scanning for traffic. Shortly afterwards he experienced a rapid electrical power… - [NTSB MIA82DA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA108.md): Beech 77 · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 24, 1982 · N37149 · Substantial damage > As the nosewheel touched down during the landing roll, the instructor noted that the wheel was skidding. This was verified when he raised the nosewheel off the ground and the skidding stopped. As the plane decelerated and the nose inevitably dropped, the… - [NTSB LAX82FUA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUA13.md): Cessna 152 · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 18, 1982 · N5513L · Substantial damage > During the landing roll, the nose gear collapsed and the plane veered off the runway. The student pilot and a witness stated that the gear collasped after a normal landing. The nosewheel tire had uneven wear characerics. There was substantial damage to the… - [NTSB NYC82DA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA069.md): Cessna 310 · Pittsburgh, PA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 7, 1982 · N8039Q · Substantial damage > After takeoff a loud bang was heard during gear retraction. A fly by the tower confirmed that the nose gear was not in the locked position and all attempts to lock it failed. Touchdown was made on the main landing gear and after the airspeed dissipated to… - [NTSB ATL82DA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA094.md): Piper PA-32-301T · Lexington Park, MD · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 28, 1982 · N81573 · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that while decelerating through approximately 50 knots on landing rollout he lowered the nose. The nose gear collapsed after encountering a soft spot on the runway. - [NTSB FTW82IA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82IA095.md): Cessna 402C · Chickasha, OK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1982 · N6838A · Minor damage > A checkout was being performed with the PIC in the right seat and the trainee in the left seat. As power was increased for takeoff during a touch and go landing, the PIC heard the propellers strike the runway. The trainee lifted the aircraft off the ground,… - [NTSB NYC82DA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA027.md): Cessna 152 · Ansonia, CT · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 27, 1982 · N4918H · Substantial damage > After departure from bridgeport on a local instructional flight, it was decided that a landing would be made at the Ansonia airport. The instructor reported that there was no NOTAM concerning hazardous runway conditions at Ansonia. During landing, the… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1982 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 192) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=192&year=1982 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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