Cessna 182A N4847D

Summary

On 6 September 1993 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N4847D, operated by David P. McRae, was involved in an accident near Potrero, California, 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.

Date

6 September 1993 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Potrero, California, United States

Coordinates

32.6302, -116.5905

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N4847D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

David P. McRae

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Diego → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX93LA344

Nobody was injured.

The overload failure of the upper nose gear torque link and the subsequent separation of the nose wheel and fork assembly from the nose gear strut. A factor in the accident was the surface irregularity in the dirt landing strip.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The touchdown and initial ground roll were normal until the aircraft encountered a raised surface irregularity in the dirt airstrip. The nose wheel lifted after contact with the irregularity, and, when the nose wheel contacted the ground again, the landing gear collapsed. The aircraft nosed over. The nose wheel and fork assembly separated from the nose strut as the nose wheel was lifted off the airstrip by the irregularity. The upper torque link had failed at a point about one inch below the upper attach point. The aircraft was examined by FAA airworthiness inspectors who reported that the upper torque link fracture face exhibited overload characteristics with a clean appearance, and no discoloration or beach markings were evident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.