# NTSB LAX82DA334: Cessna 182P, N9787G, Reno, NV, September 5, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: September 5, 1982, 10:23 local (17:23 UTC)
- Place: Reno, NV
- Coordinates: 39.480167, -119.739021 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4802&lon=-119.7390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA334
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72370/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA334

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9787G-1983-06-22), registration cancelled 1983-06-22, S/N 18263439 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18263439
- Airframe hours: 1636
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820905044139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820905044139A), Sep 5, 1982: Cessna 182P, Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Lost control on hard touchdown. Veered off the runway and nosed over in a ditch.

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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