# NTSB LAX83LA152: Cessna 182A, N2112G, Torrance, CA, March 26, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 26, 1983, 13:03 local (21:03 UTC)
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Coordinates: 33.799926, -118.350822 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7999&lon=-118.3508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA152
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23649/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA152

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - initial climb
  - pitot/static system - undetermined (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT WHEN HE REACHED APRX 60 FT AGL DURING TAKEOFF, HE NOTICED THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR DROP BELOW 40 MPH. HE SAID THE ENG SOUNDED NORMAL. HE LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT, BUT THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR READING REMAINED BELOW 40 MPH, SO HE ELECTED TO ABORT. DURING THE ABORT, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN 600 FT BEYOND THE END OF THE 5000 FT RWY. AFTER THE 1ST TOUCHDOWN, IT BOUNCED, TRAVEL 170 FT BEFORE THE 2ND TOUCHDOWN, BOUNCED AGAIN & TRAVELED ANOTHER 65 FT BEFORE THE 3RD TOUCHDOWN. IT THEN COLLIDED WITH A BERM & A CHAIN LINK FENCE & TRAVELED AN ADDITIONAL 320 FT BEFORE COMING TO REST. ALL 3 GEAR SEPARATED & THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION, BELLY, RIGHT WING & FUSELAGE. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE CURLED REARWARD & EXHIBITED CONSIDERABLE TWISTING, BENDING. EDGE GOUGING & CHORDWISE SCRATCHING. THE PITOT SYS WAS CHECKED, BUT NO SYS LEAKS WERE FOUND & THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR CHECKED WITHIN 1 MPH OF COMPARATOR INDICATIONS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2112G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 51412
- Airframe hours: 1643
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Grant E. Thayer
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 3, 1983
- Airport: TOA, Torrance, runway 11L, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 256 total, 256 in this make and model, 210 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TAO

## 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 19830326009639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830326009639A), Mar 26, 1983: Cessna 182A, Torrance, CA, Destroyed. Unable to climb after liftoff. Aborted. Landed 300 feet beyond runway striking various objects before stopping.

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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