# NTSB MKC82DA065: Cessna 182P, N58690, Osceola, IA, April 30, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 29, 1982, 23:30 local (Apr 30, 1982, 04:30 UTC)
- Place: Osceola, IA
- Coordinates: 41.029598, -93.770164 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0296&lon=-93.7702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA065
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72114/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA065

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - light condition - night (contributing factor)
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18262238
- Airframe hours: 2168
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 30; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820429002639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820429002639A), Apr 29, 1982: Cessna 182P, Osceola, IA, Substantial damage. Landed hard on nose wheel on soft sod runway. Nose wheel dug in and collapsed. Airplane flipped over.

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.

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