# NTSB FTW83LA228: Cessna 182P, N52883, Searcy, AR, April 20, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 20, 1983, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Searcy, AR
- Coordinates: 35.23962, -91.730545 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2396&lon=-91.7305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA228
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20897/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA228

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING A LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED & THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY. AFTER DEPARTING THE RWY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ALSO, THE FIRE WALL WAS DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N52883 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18262924
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: J.S. Mcconnaughay
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: GRIFFITHVILLE, AR
- Airport: Searcy Muni, runway 19, 4,200 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19830420018639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830420018639A), Apr 20, 1983: Cessna 182P, Searcy, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing breaking right main gear and nose wheel.

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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