# NTSB NYC66F0378: Cessna 182, N2152G, Portsmouth, VA, November 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1965
- Place: Portsmouth, VA · PORTSMOUTH, VA
- Location: 36.8354° N, 76.2983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portsmouth, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8354&lon=-76.2983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0378
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0378

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4011  65/11/14   PORTSMOUTH VA       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 200
        TIME - 1630                    N2152G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTSMOUTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR STEERING ROD END BEARINGS,CESSNA P/N S-1107-3 BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2152G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Portsmouth

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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