# NTSB BFO92LA063: Cessna 182M, N71879, Vandalia, OH, May 13, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 13, 1992, 16:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place: Vandalia, OH
- Coordinates: 39.869113, -84.18946 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8691&lon=-84.1895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO92LA063
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11788/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA063

## Probable cause

CONTROL INTERFERENCE BY A PASSENGER DURING TOUCHDOWN.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - control interference - encountered, passenger (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 6R AND WAS TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 36 FOR LANDING TRAFFIC.  AT THE TIME OF THE CLEARANCE, THE WIND WAS COMING FROM A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 010 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS.  DURING THE FLARE/TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 6R, THE RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER NOTICED AN AIRPLANE LANDING ON THE INTERSECTING RUNWAY. THE PASSENGER DID NOT KNOW THAT THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF THE CONVERGING TRAFFIC.  SHE GRABBED THE PILOT'S ARM, INTERFERING WITH THE CONTROLS, AND SHOUTED THAT THERE WAS AN AIRPLANE IN FRONT OF THEM.  CONSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED A FEW TIMES BEFORE A CONTROLLED ROLLOUT WAS ESTABLISHED.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY, FUSELAGE AFT OF THE FIREWALL, AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS ACCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE PASSENGER WAS WEARING A HEADSET.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71879](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71879), registered now, S/N 18259789, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18259789
- Airframe hours: 3595
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Polish Blue Aero, Inc.
- Registered owner: Polish Blue Aero, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 28, 1992, 23 hours before
- Departed: PAH, PADUCAH, KY
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: DAY, James M. Cox-Dayton Intl, runway 6, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 181 total, 28 in this make and model, 130 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days, 9 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 15 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 13,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DAY, 1 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 19920513019519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920513019519A), May 13, 1992: Cessna 182M, Dayton, OH, Substantial damage. Very hard landing, said right seat passenger grabbed his arm due other traffic. Witness saw fast nose first landing

## Other investigations on N71879 (2)

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.

- [NTSB WPR25LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA241), Jul 28, 2025: Cessna 182M (N71879), Inhama, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees while taxiing, which resulted in a wing strike.
- [NTSB FTW84LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA313), Jun 30, 1984: Cessna 182M (N71879), Georgetown, TX, substantial damage

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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