- Date
- October 29, 1986, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- England Afb, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2602FCessna 182J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861029052629A
- Case key
- 22296
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was on an apch into England Afb, LA, behind a flt of 4 jet fighters. He stated that at aprx 200 ft past the threshold, while at about 3 ft AGL & 80 mph, the acft suddenly fell & touched down on the main gear. It then porpoised btn the main & nose gear about 3 times. During the sequence, the tips of the prop blades & the fire wall were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2602F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18256702
- Airframe hours
- 2,658
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Kessler Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Satellite Cabinet Factory
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 1, 1986 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- GPT · Gulfport, MS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AEX · England Afb, runway 32, 9,350 × 300 ft, asphalt
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
- Certificates
- Military, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 125 in this make and model · 3,245 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2602F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.