- Date
- July 8, 1983, 18:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Anderson, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N96817Cessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 12241
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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 landing
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentCause
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Terrain condition - wetFactor
Analysis
The plt stated that during the landing, he encountered winds that were variable & gusty. Subsequently, while landing with 1 notch of flaps, the acft was landed hard & directional control was lost. After departing the rwy, the nose gear mired in muddy terrain & the acft went over on its top.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96817
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18266861
- Airframe hours
- 1,348
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert L. Seaman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 5, 1982 · 139 hours before
- Departed
- MIE · Muncie, IN
- Airport
- AID · Anderson, runway 30, 5,400 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 133 total · 37 in this make and model · 93 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AID