- Date
- September 17, 1977
- Place
- Palo Alto, CA · PALO ALTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4954DCessna 182A
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770917028709A
- Case key
- 145633
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2165 77/9/17 PALO ALTO,CA CESSNA 182A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 501 TIME - 2240 N4954D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALO ALTO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HALF MOON BAY,CA PALO ALTO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- STEERING ROD END BEARINGS BROKEN.SHIMMY DAMPER SHAFT ARM BROKEN.DAMPER HOUSING LUGS BROKEN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4954D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palo Alto
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.