NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR25LA193
Registry · N3608U
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 182F
Year of manufacture
1963 · 62 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19630823
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A40FCF
Registrant of record
KG AVIATION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
A failure of the nose wheel steering shaft and subsequent rotation of the nosewheel which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear during landing.
Factual narrative
The pilot was conducting glider tow operations and returned to land to pick up another glider. He reported that as soon as he touched down and lowered the nosewheel to the runway the nose gear collapsed. The firewall and lower fuselage were substantially damaged. A witness observed the landing and noted that the nose wheel was turned 90° when the airplane touched down. The pilot examined the airplane, and the nose wheel steering shaft was found fractured. The fractured steering shaft would have allowed the nose wheel to turn sideways prior to landing. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Landing gear steering system-Failure
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2025_WPR25LA193.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
Full investigation docket on
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