# Accident 19950519014419A: Cessna 182P, French Lick, IN, May 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1995, 16:35 local time
- Place: French Lick, IN
- Airport: French Lick Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5394° N, 86.6191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5394&lon=-86.6191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52830, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52830-1997-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950519014419A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED TWICE LANDING. ABORTED. CONCERNED ABOUT TREES ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED BEYOND RUNWAY ON ROUGH TERRAIN. (-23) WHILE LANDING AT FRENCH LICK AIRPORT, FRENCH LICK, INDIANA, AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPRO. 200 FEET TO THE SOUTH OF RUNWAY 26. AIRCRAFT BROKE NOSE GEAR OFF AND WING TIPS IMPACTED THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI95LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA157), May 19, 1995: Cessna 182P (N52830), French Lick, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's not attaining a recovery from a bounced landing. Factors were high obstructions, and the pilot's intentional precautionary landing on rough/uneven and soft terrain.

## Other reports on N52830 (2)

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

- [Accident 19960708016209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960708016209A), Jul 8, 1996: Cessna 182P (N52830), Plainwell, MI, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast. Overran runway. Surrendered private ticket until a 609 test flight. (-23) landed long and fast and ran off the end of runway. Mr. Patten…
- [Accident 19840920072009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840920072009A), Sep 20, 1984: Cessna 182P (N52830), West Mifflin, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot opted for crosswind runway and lost directional control after 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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