# NTSB MIA67F0265: Cessna 182A, N5168D, Lakeland, FL, October 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1966
- Place: Lakeland, FL · LAKELAND, FL
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0265

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3172  66/10/25   LAKELAND FLA        CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N5168D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRANE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK FAILED.NOSE WHEEL TIRE WORN AND OUT OF ROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5168D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5168D-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 51268, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: Drane Field

## Other investigations on N5168D (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW78FRD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD17), Feb 11, 1978: Cessna 182A (N5168D), Jackson, LA, substantial damage

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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