- Date
- April 29, 1982, 23:30 local (Apr 30, 1982, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Osceola, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N58690Cessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820429002639A
- Case key
- 72114
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Hard landing
Light condition - nightFactor
Level off - improperCause
Nose gear collapsed
Terrain condition - softFactor
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot reported that the aircraft landed heavy on the nose during a full flap landing at night on a soft grass runway. He reported that the nosewheel traveled about 15 ft while penetrating the ground, and then the nose gear collapsed and the plane flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58690
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18262238
- Airframe hours
- 2,168
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R25A, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Peter J. Youngblut
- Registered owner
- Peter J. Youngblut
- Departed
- Laporte City, IA
- Destination
- Osceola, IA
- Airport
- K37 · Osceola Municipal, runway 17, 2,515 × 126 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 272 total · 178 in this make and model · 205 as pilot in command · 108 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °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.