- Date
- August 21, 1966
- Place
- Elko, NV · ELKO, NV
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3303YCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121661
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2434 66/8/21 ELKO NEV CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 250 TIME - 1045 N3303Y PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKO MUNICIPAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK FAILED-BROKEN >O> RING IN SHIMMY DAMPENER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3303Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elko Municipal
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