# NTSB MKC72FCJ16: Cessna 182, N5539B, Spalding, NE, August 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1971
- Place: Spalding, NE · SPALDING, NE
- Location: 41.6893° N, 98.3626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spalding, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6893&lon=-98.3626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCJ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3003  71/8/10    SPALDING,NEBR       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 220
        TIME - 2055                    N5539B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDY GLASER AG ST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPALDING,NEBR               LINCOLN,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NS GR FORK FAILED WHEN NS GR STRUCK AN UPSLOPE ON THE EDGE OF A SWALE OBSCURED BY HIGH GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5539B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5539B-1972-03-15), registration cancelled 1972-03-15, S/N 33539 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Andy Glaser Ag St

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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