# NTSB FTW84LA310: Cessna 182A, N5885B, Marshall, TX, July 14, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 14, 1984, 16:35 local (21:35 UTC)
- Place: Marshall, TX
- Coordinates: 32.530632, -94.350189 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5306&lon=-94.3502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21396
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA310
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21396/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA310

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, descent - normal
  - fuel system,carburetor - ice (contributing factor)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - descent - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - planned approach - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS DESCENDED IN A LONG GLIDE FROM 5000 FT. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE APPLICATION ON FINAL. PUMPING THE THROTTLE PRODUCED BRIEF RESTARTS. THE PLT LANDED IN A ROUGH FIELD OFF THE ARPT. THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE DISCOVERED BY FAA IN A POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5885B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5885B), registered now, S/N 33885, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 33885
- Airframe hours: 3834
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Other work use, Part 91
- Registered owner: 1st Airborne Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1983
- Airport: ASL, Harrison Cty, runway 15, 3,500 × 90 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 550 total, 50 in this make and model, 550 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GGG, 22 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 19840714032469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840714032469A), Jul 14, 1984: Cessna 182A, Marshall, TX, Substantial damage. After parachute jumpers departed crash occurred during emergency landing after engine failure.

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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