- Date
- November 16, 1983, 14:34 local (21:34 UTC)
- Place
- Broomfield, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6232QCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831116057529A
- Case key
- 16290
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that he landed on rwy 29R with a wind from 220 deg at 8 KTS. He stated that the touchdown was smooth, but after the nosewheel was lowered, the acft veered to the left. He applied right rudder & aileron, but reportedly, the plane did not respond. Subsequently, it went off the left side of the rwy. The gear dug into wet soil & the acft nosed over. An exam of the acft revealed the left push tube, between the rudder & nosewheel steering systems had failed. However, no evidence was found that the discrepancy or a malfunction occurred before landing. There were indications that the failure occurred after the nosewheel had been forced to the left, beyond its normal travel limits. According to tower personnel, the wind was from 230 deg at 4 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6232Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285206
- Airframe hours
- 628
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Denver Air Center
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 9, 1983 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- APA · Arapahoe, CO
- Airport
- BJC · Jeffco, runway 29R, 7,498 × 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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 65 total · 54 in this make and model · 22 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BJC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.