# Accident 19910510015329A: Cessna 182L, Port Huron, MI, May 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1991, 07:00 local time
- Place: Port Huron, MI
- Airport: St Clair County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9696° N, 82.4197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9696&lon=-82.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2432Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2432Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,101 total, 971 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910510015329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. FORCED LANDING ON RUNWAY COLLAPSING NOSE GEAR. FAILED TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 CHI91LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA148), May 10, 1991: Cessna 182L (N2432Q), Port Huron, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE LANDING FLARE DURING THE FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N2432Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19800517052469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517052469I), May 17, 1980: Cessna 182L (N2432Q), Traverse City, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing and struck runway light.

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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