- Date
- November 11, 2005, 21:30 local (Nov 12, 2005, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Broomfield, CO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5715BCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA Flight Standards District Office
- FAA report
- 20051111029139A
- Case key
- 62833
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Probable cause
the nose wheel assembly separation for reasons undetermined.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, the touchdown was soft and the airplane maintained centerline. The pilot reported that during the landing roll he applied brakes and the nose wheel began to "shimmy." He added backpressure to reduce the load on the nose and "as the air[plane] slowed to approximately 20 [to] 25 mph, the air[plane] nosed down into the runway." The nose wheel assembly separated from the airplane, causing substantial damage. An examination of the airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
Factual narrative
On November 11, 2005, approximately 2130 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182, N5715B, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged during the landing roll at Jefferson County Airport (BJC), Broomfield, Colorado. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The private pilot and his 3 passengers reported no injuries. The local flight departed Centennial Airport (APA), Englewood, Colorado, approximately 2100.
According to the pilot, the touchdown was soft and the airplane maintained centerline. The pilot reported that during the landing roll he applied brakes and the nose wheel began to "shimmy." He added backpressure to reduce the load on the nose and "as the air[plane] slowed to approximately 20 [to] 25 mph, the air[plane] nosed down into the runway. The nose wheel assembly folded under the airplane and the airplane came to rest on the cowling and engine. The firewall was wrinkled, the cowling crushed, and the nose landing gear assembly separated from the airplane. An examination of the nose landing gear and remaining airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5715B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33715
- Airframe hours
- 5,438
- Engine
- Teledyne Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 2005 · 25.5 hours before
- Departed
- APA · Denver, CO
- Airport
- BJC · Jeffco, runway 110, 9,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Without waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 344 total · 230 in this make and model · 282 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- 40° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 32 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.73 inHg
- Observed at
- BJC, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5715B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.