# NTSB LAX82DUJ39: Cessna 182Q, N96732, Camp Verde, AZ, May 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: May 16, 1982, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Camp Verde, AZ
- Location: 34.5636° N, 111.8543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camp Verde, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5636&lon=-111.8543&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DUJ39
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70118/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ39

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND INTO BUSHES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LANDED HARD, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96732](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96732-1984-06-22), registration cancelled 1984-06-22, S/N 18266828 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18266828
- Airframe hours: 745
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470 265 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Arizona Flt. Line, Inc.
- Registered owner: Arizona Flt. Line, Inc.
- Departed: FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Destination: FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Airport: Ralph-Burbucher (Private), runway 35, 2,100 × 0 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 178 total, 34 in this make and model, 107 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 167 °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 19820516016129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516016129A), May 16, 1982: Cessna 182Q, Camp Verde, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit brush short of runway during landing causing nose wheel to hit first flipping airplane inverted.

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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