# NTSB CHI75FEK06: Cessna 182, N5556B, Findlay, OH, September 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1974
- Place: Findlay, OH · FINDLAY, OH
- Location: 41.0474° N, 83.6381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Findlay, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0474&lon=-83.6381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEK06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3926  74/9/21    FINDLAY,OHIO        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 463
        TIME - 1815                    N5556B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIMA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIMA,OHIO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- 43 HRS SINCE NOSE GEAR FORK REPLACED.SHIMMIED ONLDG ROLL,STEERING ROD SEPARATED.WING,PROP HIT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5556B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5556B-1975-02-04), registration cancelled 1975-02-04, S/N 33556 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lima

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740921039279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740921039279A), Sep 21, 1974: Cessna 182, Findlay, OH, Substantial damage. 43 Hrs since nose gear fork replaced. Shimmied onldg roll,steering rod separated. Wing,prop hit rwy.

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.

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