# NTSB CHI87LA144: Cessna 182M, N91927, Lake Village, IN, June 12, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 12, 1987, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place: Lake Village, IN
- Coordinates: 41.120971, -87.449935 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1210&lon=-87.4499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI87LA144
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13776/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA144

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - planned approach - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper descent rate - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AND NOSED OVER AFTER THE THIRD BOUNCE. PILOT REPORTS BEING HIGH ON FINAL WITH 20 DEGREES FLAPS SO SHE APPLIED FULL FLAPS AND STEEPENED GLIDE ANGLE. SHE ALSO REPORTS A NORTHWEST CROSSWIND AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS, AND THAT THE AIR WAS 'ROUGH FROM THERMALS COMING OFF OF THE TREES, FIELDS AND HIGHWAY SOUTH OF RUNWAY.'

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91927](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91927-1989-01-11), registration cancelled 1989-01-11, S/N 18259956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18259956
- Airframe hours: 2145
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Alberta Gwynne Ball
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 10, 1987, 139 hours before
- Departed: 3HA, LANSING, IL
- Airport: C98, Lake Village, runway 36, 2,480 × 150 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 307 total, 186 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870612020319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870612020319A), Jun 12, 1987: Cessna 182M, Lake Village, IN, Substantial damage. The aircraft bounced and nosed over during landing in gusty winds. The pilot received no official weather briefing.

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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