# NTSB CHI91LA148: Cessna 182L, N2432Q, Port Huron, MI, May 10, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 10, 1991, 07:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place: Port Huron, MI
- Coordinates: 42.969623, -82.419715 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9696&lon=-82.4197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI91LA148
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15058/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA148

## 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

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions
  - carburetor heat - not used, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Hard landing, descent - emergency
  - level off - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2432Q), registered now, S/N 18258632, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 182-58632
- Airframe hours: 2716
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19910510015329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910510015329A), May 10, 1991: Cessna 182L, Port Huron, MI, Substantial damage. Engine quit on initial climbout. Forced landing on runway collapsing nose gear. Failed to use carburetor heat.

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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