# NTSB FTW82DA353: Cessna 183P, N91MR, Spearman, TX, August 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 28, 1982, 21:30 local (Aug 29, 1982, 02:30 UTC)
- Place: Spearman, TX
- Coordinates: 36.189033, -101.190498 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1890&lon=-101.1905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA353
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72664/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA353

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - downdraft (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - object - wire,transmission(marked) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR A NIGHT LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT. HE ADDED POWER TO STOP THE DESCENT. HOWEVER, AS POWER WAS ADDED, THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK AND SEVERED A POWER LINE AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED OVER AND CRASHED. THE LINES WERE MARKED WITH ONLY ONE BALL AND WERE NOT LIGHTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91MR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91MR-2021-07-31), registration cancelled 2021-07-31, S/N 18264346, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 183P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18264346
- Airframe hours: 2966
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-S 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Spearman Flying Club
- Registered owner: Spearman Flying Club
- Departed: BORGER, TX
- Destination: SPEARMAN, TX
- Airport: Q47, Spearman Muni, runway 20, 3,400 × 100 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 178 total, 48 in this make and model, 131 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 170° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °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 19820828045909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820828045909A), Aug 28, 1982: Cessna 182P, Spearman, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot claims aircraft caught in downdraft on final approach which caused collision with powerlines.

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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