# NTSB ATL89FA013: Cessna 182E, N2834Y, Brooklet, GA, October 14, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: October 14, 1988, 17:58 local (21:58 UTC)
- Place: Brooklet, GA
- Coordinates: 32.440048, -81.769905 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4400&lon=-81.7699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL89FA013
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7856/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA013

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - low pass - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - runway
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - misc eqpt/furnishings,shoulder harness - not installed (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WITNESSES REPORTED THE PLT BEGAN A LOW ALTITUDE, HIGH SPEED PASS OVER THE RWY AS HE HAD DONE ON SEVERAL PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, AS HE INITIATED THE PASS, THE DESCENT TO THE RWY WAS NOT ARRESTED & THE AIRPLANE 'PANCAKED' NEAR THE THRESHOLD. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR & CONTINUED TO FLY JUST ABOVE THE RWY IN A GRADUAL RIGHT TURN. AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 1200 FT, IT CRASHED INTO A PLOWED FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RWY. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREEXISTING MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. A PATHOLOGICAL EXAM REVEALED NO MEDICAL CONDITION OF THE PLT THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE ACDNT. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A SHOULDER HARNESS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2834Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2834Y-1990-08-15), registration cancelled 1990-08-15, S/N 18253834 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18253834
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Prosser, Harry
- Registered owner: Prosser, Harry
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: DUBLIN, GA
- Destination: STATESBORO, GA
- Airport: 6J9, Davis Air Park, runway 7, 2,700 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 850 total, 30 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SAV, 30 nm away

## 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 19881014047609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881014047609A), Oct 14, 1988: Cessna 182E, Brooklet, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Buzzed runway at high speed but neglected to pull out. Bounced in air after impact then nosed straight down.

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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