- Date
- September 5, 1982, 10:23 local (17:23 UTC)
- Place
- Reno, NV
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9787GCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820905044139A
- Case key
- 72370
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Analysis
According to the pilot, he realized the aircraft was too low when he was on final approach. He reported that he added insufficient power and the aircraft swerved to the left during touchdown. Subsequently, the plane hit a ditch and went over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9787G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18263439
- Airframe hours
- 1,636
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Annaliese & F.K. Odencrantz
- Registered owner
- Annaliese & F.K. Odencrantz
- Departed
- 1Q1 · Strathmorela, CA
- Destination
- RNO · Reno, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- RNO · Cannon International, runway 25, 6,101 × 150 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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 103 total · 80 in this make and model · 52 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 163 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.