# NTSB LAX05LA125: Cessna 182, N5748B, Sacramento, CA, March 27, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 26, 2005, 17:00 local (Mar 27, 2005, 01:00 UTC) - Place: Sacramento, CA - Coordinates: 38.667778, -121.400558 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6678&lon=-121.4006&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 25, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 61216 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX05LA125 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61216/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA125 ## Probable cause a fatigue failure of the right side steering link rod for the nose landing gear steering system. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - roll/run - landing gear,steering system - fatigue (cause) - landing gear,steering system - failure,total (cause) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not possible, pilot in command - Nose down, landing - roll - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis During the landing rollout, the airplane veered sharply left and nosed down until the right wing impacted the runway. During the subsequent airframe examination, a component of the nose gear steering system was observed broken. The component was the right side steering link rod. It had failed in fatigue, separated from the steering assembly, then the corresponding left side rod end failed in overload, and all steering control was lost. ## Factual narrative On March 26, 2005, about 1700 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 182, N5748B, operated by its owner-pilot, experienced a mechanical malfunction during takeoff roll at the McClellan Airfield, Sacramento, California. The pilot immediately reversed course and returned for a landing on runway 34. According to the pilot, during rollout the airplane shook and he lost directional control. The airplane veered sharply left, and it nosed down until the right wing impacted the runway. The airplane was substantially damaged. Neither the private pilot nor the two passengers were injured during the personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight was performed under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and it originated about 1630. The pilot indicated that although runway 34 is 10,600 feet long by 200 feet wide, he was not able to control the airplane's course during landing rollout because of the mechanical problem related to his lack of nose gear steering control. During the subsequent airframe examination, a nose gear steering linkage component was observed broken. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector subsequently examined the damaged airplane and reported his findings. The FAA inspector stated that the right side steering link assembly rod end appeared to have fractured in fatigue. The fracture occurred outboard of the link's jam nut at its hard point casting on the nose gear assembly. Following the link's separation, the left side steering link rod end failed in overload, and the dampener internal static stop limit was exceeded, resulting in the dampener shearing off at its attachment point. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5748B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5748B-2006-11-21), registration cancelled 2006-11-21, S/N 33748, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 33748 - Airframe hours: 3529 - Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Donald D. Ridenour - Registered owner: Donald D. Ridenour - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2004, 4 hours before - Departed: MCC, Sacramento, CA - Destination: MCC - Airport: MCC, McClellan Airfield, runway 34, 10,600 × 200 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review June 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 139 total, 46 in this make and model, 90 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: SMF, 9 nm away ## 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 20050326004959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050326004959A), Mar 26, 2005: Cessna 182, Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing three (#3) as the front wheel left the runway the pilot felt an unusual thump during climb-out. The aircraft made a noticeable yaw to the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.