- Date
- August 12, 1992, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Payne, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4852NCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920812031159A
- Case key
- 8645
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper procedure, in that he failed to raise the flaps following the short field landing, as prescribed in the pilot's information manual, which resulted in a loss of directional control. Factors were the tall grass adjacent to the runway, the pilot's improper use of the elevator, and the wet sod runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane was being landed at a private, sod airstrip with a narrow runway. It was raining & the runway was wet. An obstacle, short field approach was made to the 3000 foot long runway, at 70 KTS, with the flaps fully deployed. On touchdown the flaps were not retracted, as listed in the pilot's information manual, & the yoke was held in the full aft position. The airplane was landed slightly left of centerline on the crowned runway, & a left drift developed. Attempts to return to the runway centerline were unsuccessful. The airplane drifted into tall grass & a ditch adjacent to the runway. It then, nosed over inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4852N
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182267419
- Airframe hours
- 1,268
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Goza, Wayne E.
- Registered owner
- Goza, Wayne E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 30, 1991 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- MQI · Manteo, NC
- Destination
- NONE
- Airport
- NONE · Goza, runway 31, 3,000 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 74
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 13,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHA, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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