- Date
- August 1, 1992, 14:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place
- Aiken, SC
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5532BCessna 182A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920801028609A
- Case key
- 8639
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Probable cause
The pilot's diverted attention which resulted in the improper use of the elevator and inadvertent porpoise.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he landed & attempted to retract the flaps. While attentive to the flap switch, which appeared to be stuck, the pilot said, the airplane became airborne, again. It was re-landed, which damaged the nose landing gear. The airplane then porpoised, bounced twice, & on the third landing, hit hard. Directional control was lost & the airplane veered to the right into trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5532B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33532
- Airframe hours
- 5,242
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L1B, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rodriques, George C.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 18, 1992 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Airport
- NONE · Sizemore Airpark, runway 13, 2,500 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,375 total · 220 in this make and model · 9 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AGS, 15 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.
Other investigations on N5532B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.