Cessna 182D N8754X

Summary

On 6 July 2022 at about 00:25 local time, a Cessna 182D registered N8754X, operated by Thomas C Coyle, was involved in an accident near McGrath, Alaska, 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

6 July 2022 at 00:25

Classification

Accident

Location

McGrath, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

McGrath Airport (PAMC)

Coordinates

62.9528, -155.6070

Aircraft

Cessna 182D

Registration

N8754X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1960

Engines

1

Operator

Thomas C Coyle

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC22LA054

Nobody was injured.

A nose landing gear collapse during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, after landing, the nose landing gear began a “severe shimmy” and subsequently fractured. The propeller contacted the runway, and the engine mounts sustained substantial damage. The airplane was not made available for examination following the accident, and the source of the shimmy could not be determined based on the available information.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.