- Date
- December 16, 1983, 10:05 local (15:05 UTC)
- Place
- Damascus, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N84223Cessna 182P-SYLANE
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831216061589A
- Case key
- 6397
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Analysis
The plt, an auctioneer, had rented the acft to fly to a farm where he was to conduct an auction. Previously, he had inspected the intended landing area, a soy bean field, & thought it would be satisfactory for a landing. When he arrived & landed, the main gear touched down & rolled about 50 ft before the nose gear contacted the ground, which had been freshly cultivated & was soft. The nose gear sunk in the soft soil & the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84223
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P-SYLANE (182P-SYLAN)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18261856
- Airframe hours
- 2,675
- Engine
- Continental O-470 SERIES, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lowe Aviation Co. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 26, 1983 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- MCN · Macon, GA
- Flight plan
- Military VFR
- Airport
- runway 36, 2,000 × 500 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,250 total · 125 in this make and model · 1,200 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABY, 32 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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