- Date
- August 17, 1986, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chesaning, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N95638Cessna 182G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860817040559A
- Case key
- 13508
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was making his first landing to a sod runway. While decelerating over the runway at about 6' AGL. The aircraft began to sink rapidly. He added power, but the landing gear hit hard and the aircraft bounced several feet back into the air. He added full power to go around, but the aircraft veered right in a shallow right climbing turn. The pilot stated he was never able to straighten the aircraft and crashed into the grass to the right of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95638
- Reported as
- Cessna 182G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 66587
- Airframe hours
- 1,300
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- S & L Equipment Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 17, 1986 · 57 hours before
- Departed
- PTK · Pontiac, MI
- Destination
- 50G
- Airport
- 50G · Chesaning, runway 36, 2,200 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 349 total · 173 in this make and model · 210 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MBS, 22 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.