# NTSB ATL82DA075: Cessna 182, N6449A, Midland, NC, March 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 17, 1982, 19:00 local (Mar 18, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Midland, NC
- Coordinates: 35.21952, -80.499229 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2195&lon=-80.4992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA075
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71692/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA075

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED LANDING ON A SOFT, SLICK RUNWAY AT DUSK AFTER RETURNING FROM A PARACHUTE JUMPING MISSION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED OFF OF THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY AND VEERED LEFT IN SOFT TERRAIN. THE NOSEWHEEL SANK IN MUD AS THE PLANE CROSSED A SHALLOW DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6449A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6449A-1998-04-24), registration cancelled 1998-04-24, S/N 33249 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 33249
- Airframe hours: 4801
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Gary M Hurley
- Registered owner: Fayard Enterprises, Incorporat
- Departed: MIDLAND, NC
- Destination: MIDLAND, NC
- Airport: Metrolina Para-Center, runway 30, 2,000 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,398 total, 1,320 in this make and model, 1,341 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Visibility: 20 statute miles

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820318004379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820318004379A), Mar 18, 1982: Cessna 182, Midland, NC, Substantial damage. Landed off center of sod runway. Veered left into soft ground and flipped over.

## Other investigations on N6449A (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 IAD80FLJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLJ08), Feb 12, 1980: Cessna 182 (N6449A), Louisburg, NC, substantial damage

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.

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