- Date
- May 27, 1988, 09:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place
- Flagstaff, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N70618Cessna 182M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880527022079A
- Case key
- 26030
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At the end of a local flight, the plt was landing in gusting conditions in excess of 30 knots. According to the pilot the approach was faster than normal due to a sick passenger. On touchdown the nosewheel touched first and the airplane began a porpoising motion. The plt applied power and the airplane settled on the runway. The plt did not note the damage to the airplane for several days after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70618
- Reported as
- Cessna 182M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18259328
- Airframe hours
- 3,120
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William R. Willis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 9, 1988 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- FLG · Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport
- FLG · Flagstaff, runway 21, 7,000 × 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
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,400 total · 600 in this make and model · 24 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 20 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 14,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 12 °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.