FTW85LA228

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182M · Chickasha, OK · May 17, 1985

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 17, 1985, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
Place
Chickasha, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N71351Cessna 182M
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19850517070739A
Case key
21754

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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.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - not maintainedPilot in commandFactor
Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Flight controls - improper use ofPilot in commandCause
Recovery from bounced landing - not performedPilot in commandCause
Nose gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,nose gear - overload

Analysis

The acft bounced during landing and the student plt allowed the acft to porpoise. The nose gear, engine firewall and propeller were damaged. This was the student's first solo flt. His last 2.7 hrs of dual flt instruction consisted of 18 practice touch and go landings. The accident flt was supposed to have consisted of 3 touch and go landings.

Aircraft

Registration
N71351
Reported as
Cessna 182M
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18259588
Airframe hours
2,212
Engine
Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Bekc Productions, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · November 9, 1984
Airport
CHK · Chickasha Muni, runway 35, 5,100 × 100 ft, concrete

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
42
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
22 total · 22 in this make and model · 126 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
10° at 8 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
15,000 ft broken
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
PWA, 45 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.