# NTSB ATL84LA232: Cessna 182M, N91725, Harlan, KY, July 22, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 22, 1984, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Harlan, KY
- Coordinates: 36.840492, -83.319984 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8405&lon=-83.3200&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA232
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6504/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA232

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - fuselage,seat - unlocked (cause)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - high vegetation
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

AS THE ACFT ACCELERATED FOR TAKEOFF THE PILOT'S SEAT SLID AFT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE ACFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER WHEN IT ROLLED THROUGH HIGH GRASS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE SEAT WAS LOCKED IN PLACE PRIOR TO TAXI. INVESTIGATORS VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE SEAT REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91725](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91725-1990-03-16), registration cancelled 1990-03-16, S/N 18259885 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18259885
- Airframe hours: 2025
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Dale R. Bugbee & Joe F. Alley
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 1984, 10 hours before
- Departed: I35, HARLAN, KY
- Destination: C48, SANDWICH, IL
- Airport: I35, Tucker-Guthrie Mem, runway 8, 2,700 ×  ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 163 total, 82 in this make and model, 115 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: LOZ

## 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 19840722034119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840722034119A), Jul 22, 1984: Cessna 182M, Harlan, KY, Substantial damage. Pilots seat slid back on takeoff roll. Aircraft left side of runway, hit ditch, nosed over. Seat lock okay.

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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