- Date
- September 17, 1966
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7298ECessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121137
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2550 66/9/17 LAS VEGAS NEV CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2000 TIME - 1200 N7298E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NO.LAS VEGAS TERM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY DAMPENER FUNCTIONED IMPROPERLY CAUSING FAILURE IN NOSE WHEEL FORK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7298E
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- No.Las Vegas Term
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