- Date
- April 24, 1990, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Griffin, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3773DCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900424011719A
- Case key
- 8234
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Probable cause
Improper flare by the pilot.
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.
Analysis
The pilot reported that the aircraft was too high above the runway during the level-off to land. The airplane stalled, the pilot lost control and the airplane collided with the ground. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3773D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34473
- Airframe hours
- 2,650
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Corey, Jack T.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 24, 1989 · 150 hours before
- Airport
- Private, runway 33, 1,500 × 100 ft
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 290 total · 230 in this make and model · 240 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY, 35 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.