Cessna 182 N3570B

Summary

On 22 June 2007 at about 13:25 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N3570B, operated by Paul R. Thatcher, was involved in an accident near Bear Lake, Idaho, 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

22 June 2007 at 13:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Bear Lake, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Bear Lake County Airport (1U7)

Coordinates

42.2472, -111.3383

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N3570B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Paul R. Thatcher

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Logan → Bear Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA07CA186

Nobody was injured.

The separation of the bolt that holds the nosewheel steering torque arm to the nose wheel strut during the takeoff roll, resulting in no nosewheel steering being available during the landing roll at the pilot's destination. Factors include the pilot's failure to notice during his preflight that the bolt was no longer properly secured in place.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Unbeknownst to the pilot, during the takeoff roll, the bolt that secured the nosewheel steering torque arm to the nosewheel strut separated from the aircraft. When the pilot landed at his planned destination, he had no nosewheel steering, and during his attempt to maintain directional control, the aircraft skidded sideways on the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the airframe. The bolt was later found laying on the runway from which he departed. The castellated nut and cotter pin that normally secure the bolt in place where not located. During his preflight, the pilot had failed to notice that the bolt was no longer properly secured in place.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.