# NTSB NYC06CA152: Cessna 182F, N830W, Beverly, MA, June 17, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 17, 2006, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Beverly, MA
- Coordinates: 42.584167, -70.916389
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5842&lon=-70.9164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC06CA152
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63940/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA152

## Probable cause

Collapse of the nose landing gear for an undetermined reason.

## Sequence of events

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

- Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - collapsed
  - reason for occurrence undetermined

## Analysis

Following an uneventful outbound flight earlier in the day, the pilot returned to the origination airport.  During the landing flare, the Cessna 182 touched down on the main landing gear, and shortly thereafter the nose landing gear touched down and collapsed, resulting in substantial damage.  An examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed no mechanical deficiencies.

## Factual narrative

Following an uneventful outbound flight earlier in the day, the pilot returned to the origination airport.  During the landing flare, the Cessna 182 touched down on the main landing gear, and shortly thereafter the nose landing gear touched down and collapsed, resulting in substantial damage.  An examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed no mechanical deficiencies.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N830W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N830W), registered now, S/N 18254945, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18254545
- Engines: Continental O-470 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: PVC, Province Town, MA
- Destination: BVY, Beverly, MA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: BVY, Beverly Municipal Airport, runway 27

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 300 total, 75 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20060617014039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060617014039A), Jun 17, 2006: Cessna 182F, Beverly, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) Cessna N830W, piloted by [privacy data omitted] , was cleared to land on runway 27 at bvy. Wind was 230 at 11 knots. Upon landing the nose gear collapsed…

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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