# Accident 20010502038829A: Cessna 182P, Lakes Wales, FL, May 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lakes Wales, FL
- Airport: Chalet Suzanne Air Strip Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8998° N, 81.5798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8998&lon=-81.5798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1491S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1491S-2006-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010502038829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY 2 MAY 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 EDT, MR. ROMANZO A. LACEY, HOLDER OF AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 133209, WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND FLYING A CESSNA 182-P, N1491S. MR. LACEY WAS ENROUTE TO THE CHALET SUZANE AIRPORT NEAR LAKE WALES, FLORIDA WITH THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. ON ARRIVAL, MR. LACEY EXECUTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 IN AN EAST NINETY DEGREE CROSS-WIND. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AT TOUCHDOWN AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO SIGNIFICANT INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGERS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ATL01LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA050), May 2, 2001: Cessna 182P (N1491S), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of flight controls during a bounced landing, and subsequent collision with the ground. A factor of the collision is the rough and uneven terrain.

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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