Cessna R182 N6078C
24 September 2003 · Cedar City, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 September 2003 at about 19:44 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N6078C was involved in an accident near Cedar City, Utah, United States. 2 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cedar City, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cedar City Municipal Airport (CDC)
- Coordinates
- 37.7011, -113.0986
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182
- Registration
- N6078C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cedar City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN03LA156
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the nose wheel separating from the airplane during the precautionary landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the missing nose gear axle through-bolt and the missing cotter pin.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot took off and attempted to raise the landing gear. He did not hear the gear motor operate. He noted that the main landing gear were still down, and the nose gear was partially retracted. The pilot reported that he recycled the gear several times eventually leaving it down. The pilot said he had cockpit indications that the gear was safe; however, the pilot asked a crash crew at the airport to look at the gear as he flew over. The pilot reported that the crash crew informed him that all three gear were down. The pilot came in for landing. On touching the nose wheel to the runway, the nose wheel came off. The nose gear strut dug into the runway asphalt and subsequently collapsed. An examination of the airplane's nose gear showed the nose gear axle through bolt had a vacant pinhole for a cotter key at the end of the bolt threads. The end nut for the bolt was missing and not found at the accident site. An examination of the engine, engine controls and other airplane systems showed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna R182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2003 | Cessna R182 | Monticello, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Cessna R182 | Kent, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 2004 | Cessna R182 | Bremerton, Washington, United States | Wings Aloft, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2004 | Cessna R182 | California City, California, United States | Alvin Kosoff | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2002 | Cessna R182 | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Clover Park Technical College | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 2004 | Cessna R182 | Milton, Florida, United States | MC Aviation, Inc | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2003 | Yakovlev YAK 52 | Midway, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jun 2003 | Diamond DA 20-A1 | Eureka, Utah, United States | Nathan L. Bennett | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2003 | Elliott MUSTANG II | Cedar City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2003 | Panzl PAN | Vernal, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2003 | Cessna 180 | Ogden, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2003 | Stinson 108-3 | Vernal, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |