# NTSB SEA68F0261: Cessna 182, N2993Y, Springfield, OR, February 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1968
- Place: Springfield, OR · SPRINGFIELD, OR
- Location: 44.0536° N, 122.9809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0536&lon=-122.9809&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68F0261
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0261

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0816  68/2/11    SPRINGFIELD,OREG    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 551
        TIME - 1200                    N2993Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 337 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FORK SPLIT.CAUSE OF SHIMMY UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2993Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2993Y), registered now, S/N 18253993 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (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: Springfield

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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