- Date
- September 4, 1983, 13:05 local (20:05 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Paula, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3430RCessna 182L
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830904047199A
- Case key
- 23845
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Analysis
The plt reported that during the landing, he 'came in too fast & sharp, bounced 5 times, did a go-around & landed.' After the landing, he taxied to a fuel pump, then found that the acft was damaged. The acft had porpoised to such an extent that both propeller tips were curled aft 6 inches & the nose gear & firewall were damaged. Appx 12 mi south southwest at oxward, CA, the wx was, in part: 1000 ft overcast, visibility 1 mi with fog & haze, wind 240 deg at 8 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3430R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 58730
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jacob J. Jackson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 094 · Rio Linda, CA
- Destination
- SZP · Santa Paula, CA
- Airport
- SZP · Santa Paula, runway 22, 2,650 × 40 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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 33 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OXR, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.