Cessna 182 N6445A

Summary

On 20 July 1991 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N6445A, operated by Rhodes, William C., was involved in an accident near Jenkinsburg, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 July 1991 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Jenkinsburg, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Ben Ammons Field (6GA2)

Coordinates

33.3196, -84.0303

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N6445A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Rhodes, William C.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL91LA137

Nobody was injured.

THE SEPARATION OF THE NOSE WHEEL, DURING THE LANDING ROLL, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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THE AIRPLANE HAD LANDED FOLLOWING A SPORT PARACHUTE FLIGHT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE STRUT. THE NOSE STRUT DUG INTO THE SOD RUNWAY & THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER INVERTED. AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE & NOTED THAT THE NUT & BOLT WHICH SECURED THE NOSE WHEEL WAS ABSENT. IT WAS NOT LOCATED. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE BOLT HAD BROKEN. NO MAINTENANCE TO THE NOSE WHEEL HAD BEEN RECORDED RECENTLY, & THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS LOGGED 8 MONTHS & 72 FLIGHT HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.