# NTSB OAK77FYM29: Cessna 182A, N4954D, Palo Alto, CA, September 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1977
- Place: Palo Alto, CA · PALO ALTO, CA
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FYM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FYM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2165  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4954D), registered now, S/N 51054, 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: Palo Alto

## 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 19770917028709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770917028709A), Sep 17, 1977: Cessna 182A, Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Steering rod end bearings broken. Shimmy damper shaft arm broken. Damper housing lugs broken.

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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