Cessna 182RG N4652T

Summary

On 11 June 2002 at about 00:52 local time, a Cessna 182RG registered N4652T was involved in an accident near Worcester, Massachusetts, 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

11 June 2002 at 00:52

Classification

Accident

Location

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Worcester Regional (ORH)

Coordinates

42.2672, -71.8756

Aircraft

Cessna 182RG

Registration

N4652T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Asheville → Worcester

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC02LA112

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the nose wheel actuator o-ring.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot preflighted the airplane and noted no anomalies with the nosewheel assembly. He completed one flight without incident, and departed on a second. The flight progressed without incident until the airplane neared the pilot's planned destination. At that point, the pilot heard the landing gear motor activate, and continued to run. He performed the emergency gear extension procedure, and after determining the landing gear was not locked down, the pilot performed an emergency landing. The airplane touched down, and slid down and off the runway, substantially damaging the horizontal stabilizer. Examination of the nose wheel actuator revealed the piston o-ring had failed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.