# NTSB Accident SEA02FA064
> **Cessna 182E** · 2002-04-06 · Red Lodge, MT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA02FA064
- **Event ID:** 20020412X00508
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-04-06
- **Location:** Red Lodge, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.1875, -109.267219
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182E
- **Registration:** N3184Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Long term fatigue of the nose landing gear strut fork initiated by side loading which resulted in the separation of the fork from the strut and the consequent collapse of the nose gear.  A contributing factor was the ditch the aircraft traversed during the ground roll.

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