# Accident 19910618022459A: Cessna 182R, Dothan, AL, June 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1991, 13:25 local time
- Place: Dothan, AL
- Airport: Dothan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2292° N, 85.4009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2292&lon=-85.4009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N851CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N851CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,653 total, 174 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910618022459A

## Narrative

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

GAVE STUDENT ENGINE OUT ON TAKEOFF,STUDENT PUT NOSE DOWN BUT FAILED TO FLARE FOR LANDING. CFI FAILED TO CORRECT.

## 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 ATL91LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA114), Jun 18, 1991: Cessna 182R (N851CA), Dothan, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LACK OF SUPERVISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHO ALLOWED A DUAL STUDENT TO MAKE A HARD LANDING.

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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