# NTSB NYC67F0206: Cessna 182A, N2041G, Pottstown, PA, September 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1966
- Place: Pottstown, PA · POTTSTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.2509° N, 75.6448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2509&lon=-75.6448&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 30, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0206
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0206

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2340   66/9/3    POTTSTOWN PA        CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1940                    N2041G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIMERICK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR SHIMMY DAMPENER ARM AND NOSE WHEEL FORK FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2041G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2041G), registered now, S/N 51341 (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: Limerick

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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