# NTSB LAX93LA376: Cessna 182G, N2082R, Carson City, NV, August 30, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 30, 1993, 08:45 local (15:45 UTC) - Place: Carson City, NV - Coordinates: 39.210517, -119.710586 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2105&lon=-119.7106&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 30, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 28496 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX93LA376 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28496/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA376 ## Probable cause 1) the pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate airspeed during an attempted go around, 2) his failure to retract the landing flaps, and 3) the resulting inadvertent entry into a stall/mush condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - raising of flaps - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, go-around (vfr) ## Analysis Witnesses observed the aircraft attempting to land on runway 27. At a point about one third of the way down the runway the aircraft was in a nose high attitude and still 50 feet over the runway with full flaps. The witnesses said that as the aircraft reached the halfway point on the runway the nose pitched down and it rapidly descended toward the pavement. The engine sounds were heard by the witnesses to increase, and, as the aircraft achieved about 30 feet above the runway, the aircraft began to oscillate with an erratic movement. The aircraft then turned sharply to the right, paralleling runway 34 and aligned with a taxiway. As the aircraft disappeared behind some bushes, the witnesses observed a cloud of dust. Subsequent examination of the aircraft revealed a damaged right wing and horizontal stabilizer. ## Factual narrative On August 30, 1993, at 0845 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182G, N2082R, dragged the right wing tip and right horizontal stabilizer across the ground while landing at the Carson City Airport, Carson City, Nevada. The pilot was conducting a local visual flight rules personal flight. The airplane, operated by Silver Sky Aviation, Carson City, Nevada, sustained substantial damage. The certificated private pilot and the two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Carson City Airport at 0700 hours on the day of the mishap. The accident was reported to the Safety Board on November 4, 1993, when the damage was reported to the FAA. Witnesses observed the aircraft attempting to land on runway 27. At a point about one third of the way down the runway the aircraft was in a nose high attitude and still 50 feet over the runway with full flaps. The witnesses said that as the aircraft reached the halfway point on the runway the nose pitched down and it rapidly descended toward the pavement. The engine sounds were heard by the witnesses to increase, and, as the aircraft achieved about 30 feet above the runway, the aircraft began to oscillate with an erratic movement. The aircraft then turned sharply to the right, paralleling runway 34 and aligned with a taxiway. As the aircraft disappeared behind some bushes, the witnesses observed a cloud of dust. Subsequent examination of the aircraft revealed a damaged right wing and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot did not report the accident, and, did not make either a written or oral statement. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2082R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2082R-2018-01-16), registration cancelled 2018-01-16, S/N 18255282, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G - Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18255282 - Airframe hours: 3835 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Silver Sky Aviation - Registered owner: Alderman Family Trust - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 17, 1993, 66 hours before - Airport: O04, Carson City, runway 27, 5,900 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 200 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F ## 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 19930830046429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930830046429A), Aug 30, 1993: Cessna 182G, Carson City, NV, Substantial damage. Leveled off nose high at 50 ft dove leveled erratically veered sharply off runway dragged wing and elevator landing ## Other investigations on N2082R (1) 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. - [NTSB SEA68D0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0051), Jul 22, 1967: Cessna 182G (N2082R), Helena, MT, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.