- Date
- August 15, 1991, 15:52 local (20:52 UTC)
- Place
- Jerseyville, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N735XGCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910815034399A
- Case key
- 14916
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to follow proper procedures during a go-around maneuver, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's improper use of the flaps, his improper use of the propeller control, and improper weight and balance of the aircraft.
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.
Analysis
According to witnesses, the pilot initiated go-arounds after 2 attempts to land. One witness reported that during the 2nd go-around, the aircraft passed by hangars near the departure end of the runway at hangar roof height with full flaps extended. Shortly thereafter, the airplane was observed to pitch up, yaw/roll to the left, then pitch down & collide with a bowling alley roof. During rescue, the 3 rear seat occupants were extracted from the wreckage. The two front seat occupants were still entangled in the aircraft, when the building & airplane began burning. During a post-accident investigation, the propeller control was found to be 1-1/4 inches from the full forward position & the flap jack screw assembly was found in the fully extended position. Also, the airplane was approximately 160 lbs over its max gross weight limit & its CG was aprx .3 inch forward of its most forward limit. Additionally, no record was found that the pilot had a formal checkout in the high performance airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N735XG
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182265762
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jerseyvillesprot Flyers
- Registered owner
- Jerseyvillesprot Flyers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- 0K5 · Jerseyville, runway 36, 2,600 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,377 total · 24 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- ALN, 17 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.