# NTSB FTW87LA013: Cessna 182J, N2602F, England Afb, LA, October 29, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 29, 1986, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: England Afb, LA
- Location: 31.3274° N, 92.5486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALEXANDRIA INTL (AEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3274&lon=-92.5486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW87LA013
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22296/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA013

## Sequence of events

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

- Vortex turbulence encountered, landing - flare/touchdown
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - planned approach - not corrected
  - flare - not possible
- Hard landing, landing
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2602F-2005-10-06), registration cancelled 2005-10-06, S/N 18256702 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18256702
- Airframe hours: 2658
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19861029052629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861029052629A), Oct 29, 1986: Cessna 182J, Shreveport, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to maintain adequate flying speed while landing behind jet aircraft. Wake turbulence.

## Other investigations on N2602F (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 DEN04LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA106), Jul 19, 2004: Cessna 182J (N2602F), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his improper flare. Contributing factors include the wind shift, and gusty wind conditions.

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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