# NTSB CHI79FEP60: Cessna 182, N5325B, Bristol, WI, July 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1979
- Place: Bristol, WI · BRISTOL, WI
- Location: 42.5589° N, 88.0492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5589&lon=-88.0492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEP60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2263  79/7/21    BRISTOL,WI          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 643
        TIME - 1955                    N5325B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 434 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRISTOL,WI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE L/G R STEERING TUBE ASSY,P/N 0743008-2,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5325B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5325B), registered now, S/N 33325, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Winfield

## 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 19790721020749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721020749A), Jul 21, 1979: Cessna 182, Bristol, WI, Substantial damage. Nose wheel collapsed on landing roll. Acft nosed up. Found broken steering tube.

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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