- Date
- September 15, 1983, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- El Reno, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2841KCessna 180K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830915049429A
- Case key
- 21058
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Flare - improperCause
Recovery from bounced landing - disregardedCause
Remedial action - inadequateCause
Nose over
Analysis
The acft nosed over while landing. The 2nd plt was transitioning into tailwheel acft. The PIC demonstrated one landing and the 2nd plt attempted the next. The acft bounced and the PIC took over the controls too late to prevent the nose over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2841K
- Reported as
- Cessna 180K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18053094
- Airframe hours
- 610
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Part 91
- Operator
- FAA Academy
- Registered owner
- R. C. Vanhellen, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- F28 · Mustang, runway 17L, 4,200 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 7,528 total · 11 in this make and model · 7,375 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 15 knots, gusting 29
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.