# NTSB DEN76FQA26: Cessna 182, N92523, Gallup, NM, November 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1975
- Place: Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3682  75/11/14   GALLUP,NM           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1033
        TIME - 1430                    N92523              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 488 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SENATOR CLARK FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CAPISTRANO,CA               SANTA FE,NM                  GALLUP,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED LEFT WHEN NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN.REASON UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N92523 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Senator Clark Fld

## 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 19751114037419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751114037419A), Nov 14, 1975: Cessna 182N, Gallup, NM, Substantial damage. Acft veered left when nose wheel touched down. Reason undetermined.

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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