# NTSB CHI92LA239: Cessna 182BTW, N2387G, Plymouth, MI, August 10, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 10, 1992, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Plymouth, MI
- Coordinates: 42.330131, -83.479415 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3301&lon=-83.4794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI92LA239
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15515/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA239

## Probable cause

AN INADVERTENT GROUND LOOP.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll

## Analysis

PILOT MADE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18.  PILOT REPORTED WIND WAS FROM THE WEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.  REPORTING STATION EIGHT MILES FROM AIRPORT RECORDED WIND 270 AT 17 KNOTS.  PILOT STATED THAT AIRPLANE STARTED TO DRIFT TO LEFT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, AND HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT.  AIRPLANE DID A GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT, AND COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2387G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2387G), registered now, S/N 51687, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182BTW
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 51687
- Airframe hours: 3224
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Pitsch Air Service
- Registered owner: Pitsch Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 6, 1991, 25 hours before
- Departed: GRR, GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: 1D2, Mettetal-Canton, runway 18, 2,556 × 45 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,109 total, 8 in this make and model, 1,946 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn
- Wind: 250° at 17 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,200 ft broken
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: YIP, 8 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920810031149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920810031149A), Aug 10, 1992: Cessna 182B, Plymouth, MI, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on crosswind landing. Over controlled. Ground looped. Wind exceeded crosswind capability.

## Other investigations on N2387G (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI92LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA093), Feb 28, 1992: Cessna 182B (N2387G), Auburn, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE CARBURETOR BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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