19950318004339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182K · Gretna, VA · March 18, 1995

Date
March 18, 1995 · 14:30 local
Place
Gretna, VA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2439Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO95LA034
Reported as
Cessna 182K
Reported engine
Continental O470R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
163 total97 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Slow flying over strip too low. Used aft yoke without adding power then nosed down. Hit nose gear and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

SLOW FLYING OVER STRIP TOO LOW. USED AFT YOKE WITHOUT ADDING POWER THEN NOSED DOWN. HIT NOSE GEAR AND FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.