# NTSB FTW85LA319: Cessna R182, N7304T, Lubbock, TX, August 9, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 9, 1985, 14:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Coordinates: 33.549888, -101.859687 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5499&lon=-101.8597&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21824
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW85LA319
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21824/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA319

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - design stress limits of aircraft - exceeded, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE PLT MADE A HARD LANDING AT THE TOWN AND COUNTRY ARPT AT LUBBOCK, TX, AND A COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR RESULTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7304T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7304T), registered now, S/N R18200027 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R18200027
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-J3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Don M. Sanders
- Departed: F28, LUBBOCK, TX
- Airport: F82, Town And Country, runway 17, 3,500 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,000 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 97 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: LBB, 11 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 19850809037919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850809037919A), Aug 9, 1985: Cessna R182, Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Hard landing resulted in sheared nose gear and buckled fuselage behind main gear attach points.

## Other investigations on N7304T (1)

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.

- [NTSB GAA18CA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA556), Sep 15, 2018: Cessna R182 (N7304T), Mount Holly, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion.

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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