CHI82DA175

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna R182 · Cahokia, IL · May 19, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
May 19, 1982, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
Place
Cahokia, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4709SCessna R182
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report May 19, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820519016789A
Case key
70093

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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.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Level off - improperPilot in commandCause
Lack of familiarity with aircraftPilot in commandFactor
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
Nose gear collapsedApproach - vfr pattern - base turn
Terrain condition - softFactor
Landing gear,nose gear - overload

Analysis

The pilot was making touch and go landings on runway 30 with a wind from about 180 degrees at 11 KTS. On the fourth landing, the aircraft bounced two or three times. The plane slid sideways, went off the runway, and the nose gear failed.

Aircraft

Registration
N4709S
Reported as
Cessna R182
Category
Airplane
Serial number
R18201395
Airframe hours
1,626
Engine
Lycoming O-540-JC35C, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Parks College
Registered owner
Parks College
Departed
Chaokia, IL
Destination
Chaokia, IL
Airport
CPS · Bi-State, runway 30, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt

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
24
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
151 total · 5 in this make and model · 30 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
180° at 11 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Temperature
149 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

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 N4709S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.