- Date
- July 30, 1983, 12:39 local (19:39 UTC)
- Place
- Ely, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N756XTCessna TR182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830730036729A
- Case key
- 23805
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt said that he apchd the 6000 ft rwy with 40 deg of flaps. The acft bounced twice during the landing, then the plt initiated a full power go-around. The plt reported that the acft did not climb, but was 'wallowing' in ground effect. To reduce the drag, he retracted the landing gear, but the acft settled onto the rwy. After the accident, the wing flaps were found in the fully retracted position. The plt believed that the flaps were accidently retracted when the passenger's knee contacted the flap switch during the 1st bounce. The passenger was aprx 6 ft 7 inches tall & had difficulty sitting comfortably in the acft. He received a bruise on his left knee in a position that corresponded to the location of the flap sw. The plt reported the winds were variable & that he may have encountered a gust or wind shear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N756XT
- Reported as
- Cessna TR182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18201189
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-I3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Venture Aviation
- Registered owner
- Doris B. Krueger
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PGA · Page, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- ELY · Ely-Yelland, runway 36, 6,000 × 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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 523 total · 31 in this make and model · 445 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °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.