# NTSB DEN06LA015: Cessna 182, N5715B, Broomfield, CO, November 12, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 11, 2005, 21:30 local (Nov 12, 2005, 04:30 UTC) - Place: Broomfield, CO - Coordinates: 39.908332, -105.116668 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9083&lon=-105.1167&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 30, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 62833 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN06LA015 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62833/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA015 ## Probable cause the nose wheel assembly separation for reasons undetermined. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear assembly - oscillation - landing gear,nose gear assembly - separation (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ground ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5715B-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 33715, 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 - Serial number: 33715 - Airframe hours: 5438 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 24; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20051111029139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051111029139A), Nov 11, 2005: Cessna 182, Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) After landing the pilot said the nose gear started to shimmy on the roll out. The nose gear separated from the aircraft and the airplane came to rest on… ## Other investigations on N5715B (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 MKC74FCD42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCD42), Jun 20, 1974: Cessna 182 (N5715B), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.