# NTSB DEN75DQA46: Cessna 182E, N9327X, Roy, NM, May 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1975
- Place: Roy, NM · ROY, NM
- Location: 35.9451° N, 104.1963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roy, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9451&lon=-104.1963&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DQA46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1416  75/5/21  NR.ROY,NM             CESSNA 182E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 550
        TIME - 1100                    N9327X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAVEL RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCUMCARI,NM               ROY,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RAMP/TAXIWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL HIT GOPHER HOLE IN TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9327X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9327X), registered now, S/N 18253727 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (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: Clavel Ranch

## 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 19750521012819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750521012819A), May 21, 1975: Cessna 182E, Roy, NM, Substantial damage. Nose wheel hit gopher hole in taxiway.

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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