DEN68D0157

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Roswell, NM · November 23, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 23, 1967
Place
Roswell, NM · ROSWELL, NM
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2938YCessna 182
Status
Completed · report January 18, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112950

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4203  67/11/23   ROSWELL,N MEX       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1400
        TIME - 1700                    N2938Y              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2938Y
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Roswell

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.