- Date
- August 29, 1982, 08:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Blythe, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N53186Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820829042339A
- Case key
- 69992
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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 landing
Terrain condition - softFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Analysis
Pilot nosed over during landing on remote field. The soil was soft and the landing gear sank in on touchdown. The landing was done for some unscheduled enroute sightseeing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53186
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274698
- Airframe hours
- 208
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jimmy C. Manning
- Registered owner
- Jimmy C. Manning
- Departed
- L12 · Blythe, CA
- Destination
- Lake Havasu, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 220 total · 210 in this make and model · 200 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BLH, 30 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.