# NTSB FTW87LA104: Cessna 182, N34S, Midland, TX, April 27, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 26, 1987, 19:30 local (Apr 27, 1987, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Midland, TX
- Coordinates: 31.729179, -102.409454 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7292&lon=-102.4095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW87LA104
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22354/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA104

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - touch-and-go - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - failure,total (cause)
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - undetermined (cause)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON A SOD STRIP THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE STRUT ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER 0594300-5 FAILED FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34S-1990-03-08), registration cancelled 1990-03-08, S/N 33327 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 33327
- Airframe hours: 4981
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: James F. Fowler
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 10, 1986, 108 hours before
- Airport: Eagles Nest, runway 15, 2,550 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,058 total, 2,030 in this make and model, 2,964 as pilot in command, 62 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F

## 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 19870426038719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870426038719A), Apr 26, 1987: Cessna 182, Midland, TX, Substantial damage. The nose gear strut collapsed during a touch and go landing. Aircraft nosed over on the grass runway.

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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