# NTSB CHI90LA178: Cessna 182, N71818, Rich Hill, MO, May 27, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 27, 1990, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Rich Hill, MO
- Coordinates: 38.089382, -94.359664 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0894&lon=-94.3597&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI90LA178
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14710/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA178

## Probable cause

INADEQUATE LANDING FLARE BY THE PILOT.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - flare - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PVT PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A SOFT, MUDDY, PRIVATE SOD STRIP, IN A GUSTING CROSSWIND, THE ACFT HIT NOSE FIRST. THE NOSE GEAR SHEERED OFF, AND THE ACFT SLID ON ITS NOSE ROCKING FROM WING TO WING UNTIL IT STOPPED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71818](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71818), registered now, S/N 18259769, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- 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: 18259769
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Redenbaugh, Thomas
- Registered owner: Unknown
- Departed: GVW, KANSAS CITY, MO
- Airport: NONE, Rich Hill, runway 36, 2,800 × 30 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 907 total, 830 in this make and model, 907 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 8 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19900527026389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900527026389A), May 27, 1990: Cessna 182M, Rich Hill, MO, Substantial damage. Downdraft on short final. Too slow and engine power was too late. Impact with runway collapsed nose gear.

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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