# NTSB FTW82DA091: Cessna 182J, N3514F, Boerne, TX, March 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 12, 1982, 18:10 local (Mar 13, 1982, 00:10 UTC)
- Place: Boerne, TX
- Coordinates: 29.799901, -98.729255 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7999&lon=-98.7293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69993
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA091
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69993/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA091

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - turbulence (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON A ROUGH GRASS STRIP BETWEEN TWO HILLS. GROUND TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A POWER RECOVERY HE COLLIDED WITH A FENCE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3514F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3514F), registered now, S/N 18257514, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18257514
- Airframe hours: 2240
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Roy W. Franklin
- Registered owner: Roy W. Franklin
- Departed: WACO, TX
- Destination: MACK, CO
- Airport: runway 21, 2,000 × 70 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 2,500 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 140° at 21 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 172 °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 19820312003919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820312003919A), Mar 12, 1982: Cessna 182, Boerne, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot attempting landing on strip between two hills. Aircraft hit hard when caught in downdraft.

## Other investigations on N3514F (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 MIA68D0366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0366), Dec 9, 1967: Cessna 182 (N3514F), Dothan, AL, substantial damage

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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