# NTSB MIA69F0479: Cessna 182, N8983T, Alexander Cty, AL, May 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1969
- Place: Alexander Cty, AL · ALEXANDER CTY, AL
- Location: 32.9440° N, 85.9539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexander City, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9440&lon=-85.9539&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0479
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0479

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1379  69/5/12    ALEXANDER CTY,ALA   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 200
        TIME - 0900                    N8983T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- SHIMMY DAMPER CONTAINED NO FLUID.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8983T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Russell

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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