# NTSB NYC83LA259: Cessna 182N, N9174G, Binghamton, NY, September 29, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 29, 1983, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Coordinates: 42.089767, -75.96939 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0898&lon=-75.9694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA259
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35284/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA259

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - failure,total (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE LANDING IN CALM WIND CONDITIONS, THE NOSE GEAR REPORTEDLY COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9174G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9174G), registered now, S/N 18260714, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18260714
- Airframe hours: 864
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: John Mccormick
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 28, 1983, 28 hours before
- Departed: BGM, BINGHAMTON, NY
- Airport: BGM, Broome County, runway 28, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 329 total, 55 in this make and model, 289 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19830929055289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830929055289A), Sep 29, 1983: Cessna 182N, Binghamton, NY, Substantial damage. Nose wheel collapsed on landing roll. Cause of collapse not given.

## Other investigations on N9174G (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD01LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA045), Apr 18, 2001: Cessna 182N (N9174G), Cedarville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare. A factor was the wind gusts.

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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