Accident · 2006-02-03

NTSB case LAX06LA101 · Cessna R182 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-02-03
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna R182 (N88AA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Sawyer Aviation LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Sawyer Aviation LLC

Probable cause

overload of the nose landing gear actuator attach bracket resulting in collapse of the nose gear while taxiing. It is undetermined when and under what circumstances the overload occurred.

Source: NTSB case LAX06LA101

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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