# NTSB ATL88LA246: Cessna 182K, N2636R, Hendersonville, NC, September 5, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 5, 1988, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place: Hendersonville, NC
- Coordinates: 35.259574, -82.551002 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2596&lon=-82.5510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7808
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88LA246
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7808/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA246

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - bird(s) (contributing factor)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - discontinued, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - emotional reaction, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS NEARING TOUCHDOWN ON A NORMAL LANDING WHEN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSCREEN WAS STRUCK BY A BIRD. THE STARTLED PILOT WAS DISTRACTED LONG ENOUGH FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE ON THE RUNWAY. ELEVATOR CONTROL WAS LOST AFTER THE FIRST BOUNCE. A NOSE LOW LANDING OCCURRED NEXT FOLLOWED BY COLLAPSING OF THE NOSE GEAR AND A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2636R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2636R-1991-09-03), registration cancelled 1991-09-03, S/N 18258336 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18258336
- Airframe hours: 2915
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: George Bond/Grady Wilson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 21, 1988, 81 hours before
- Departed: SA3, BOONE, NC
- Airport: 0A7, Hendersonville, runway 32, 3,075 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,353 total, 25 in this make and model, 1,440 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 68 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19880905039499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905039499A), Sep 5, 1988: Cessna 180K, Hendersonville, NC, Substantial damage. Bird strike on windshield at flare startled pilot. Aircraft bounced twice and left rwy. Bent nose gear and wing.

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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