- Date
- June 12, 1983, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- St. Simons Is., GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N91660Cessna 182-M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830612026619A
- Case key
- 6094
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Hard landing
Flare - improperCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperCause
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Throttle/power control - improper use ofCause
Nose gear collapsed
Landing gear,nose gear assembly - overloadFactor
Analysis
The acft made a hard landing and collapsed the nose gear. The pilot recalled that a touchdown was accomplished after which the acft balloned and re-landed hard followed by several bounces until the acft came to rest. Examination showed that the nose gear had partially collapsed with prop and engine mount damage penetrating the firewall.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91660
- Reported as
- Cessna 182-M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 226807R
- Airframe hours
- 2,621
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R255, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Norman H. Baker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 15, 1983 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- Augusta, GA
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- Mckinnon, runway 4, 5,911 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 303 total · 99 in this make and model · 287 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 5° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SSI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.