# Accident 19890824031549A: Cessna 182A, East Lansing, MI, August 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1989, 11:45 local time
- Place: East Lansing, MI
- Airport: Davis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9979° N, 84.4764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAVIS FLD (79MI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9979&lon=-84.4764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6328B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890824031549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAISED NOSE TO ARREST HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL AFTER CLEARING TREES. IMPACTED HARD AND FLIPPED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI89LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA175), Aug 24, 1989: Cessna 182A (N6328B), East Lansing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER CORRECTIVE ACTION ON THE PART OF THE PILOT TO CORRECT AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE PRIOR TO LANDING TOUCHDOWN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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