- Date
- May 10, 1991, 07:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place
- Port Huron, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2432QCessna 182L
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910510015329A
- Case key
- 15058
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate landing flare during the forced landing. The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat was a factor.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
As the airplane climbed through about 50 feet above the ground during the departure there was a loss of engine power. The pilot made a hard landing on the remaining runway, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane skidded to a stop. The pilot believed carburetor ice was a factor in the power loss. The temperature and dew point were 48 degrees fahrenheit, and visibility was about two miles in fog. Post accident engine examination and run up revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2432Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182-58632
- Airframe hours
- 2,716
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Douglas H. Mowat
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 18, 1990 · 107 hours before
- Destination
- CAK · Akron-Canton, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PHN · St. Clair County Int'L, runway 22, 5,105 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,101 total · 971 in this make and model · 1,010 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.