# NTSB OAK68D0272: Cessna 182A, N4912D, Lodi, CA, January 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1968
- Place: Lodi, CA · LODI, CA
- Location: 38.1216° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1216&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0272
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0272

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0140  68/1/19    LODI,CALIF          CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 305
        TIME - 1130                    N4912D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LODI AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK PREVIOUSLY CRACKED 2/3 AROUND ATTACHMENT SOCKET.PREVIOUS SHIMMY OF GR NOT CHECKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4912D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4912D-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 51012, built 1958 (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: Lodi Airpark

## Other investigations on N4912D (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 OAK69F0211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69F0211), Dec 20, 1968: Cessna 182 (N4912D), Kyburz, CA, substantial damage

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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