# Incident 19890830032899I: Cessna 182E, Hemet, CA, August 30, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Airport: Hemet-Ryan Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7340° N, 117.0223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HEMET-RYAN (HMT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7340&lon=-117.0223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9340X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9340X-2003-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,727 total, 1,248 in this make and model, 272 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890830032899I

## Narrative

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

HAD A PILOTLESS GLIDER IN TOW ON TAKEOFF. GLIDER PITCHED UP AND LIFTED TAIL. PROP HIT GROUND BEFORE TAIL LOWERED.

## 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 LAX89LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA291), Aug 30, 1989: Cessna 182E (N9340X), Hemet, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE CREW COORDINATION BETWEEN THE TOW PILOT AND GLIDER PILOT, FAILURE OF THE GLIDER PILOT TO OBTAIN PROPER ASSISTANCE, AND THE TOW PILOT'S MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE GLIDER PILOT'S INTENTIONS.

## Other reports on N9340X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920527016679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920527016679A), May 27, 1992: Cessna 182E (N9340X), Lone Pine, CA, Substantial damage. Overan 2400 ft runway,collided with trees and fence. Strong gusty winds. Was returning from glider tow.

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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