# NTSB ATL83LA035: Cessna 182, N3287Y, Jenkinsburg, GA, November 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 16, 1982, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place: Jenkinsburg, GA
- Coordinates: 33.809387, -84.359931 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8094&lon=-84.3599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA035
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71192/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA035

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT 10 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY AND MADE A HARD LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3287Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3287Y-2012-10-02), registration cancelled 2012-10-02, S/N 18254287, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18254287
- Airframe hours: 1681
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert Rich
- Registered owner: Ralph B. Perkinson
- Departed: JENKINSBURG, GA
- Destination: JENKINSBURG, GA
- Airport: Private Dirt Strip, runway 18, 3,200 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 576 total, 236 in this make and model, 520 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 149 °F

## 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 19821116059099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821116059099A), Nov 16, 1982: Cessna 182, Jenkinsburg, GA, Substantial damage. Leveled off too high. Dropped 10 feet to the runway. Impact caused substantial airframe 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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