MKC84LA099

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182J · Minden, NE · March 14, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
March 13, 1984, 18:30 local (Mar 14, 1984, 00:30 UTC)
Place
Minden, NE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2832FCessna 182J
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840313007009A
Case key
33650

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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 landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Light condition - sunglareFactor
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
Visual/aural perceptionPilot in commandFactor
Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentPilot in command
On ground/water collision with objectLanding
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Nose overLanding

Analysis

The plt had returned from dropping skydivers & was landing on rwy 29 at sunset. He reported that during the flare to land, he was temporarily blinded by the sun. The acft landed hard & bounced back into the air. It then settled, veered off the rwy, hit piles of manure & nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N2832F
Reported as
Cessna 182J
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18256932
Airframe hours
2,574
Engine
Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Other work use · Part 91
Registered owner
Toby Tollefsen
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Unknown · April 30, 1983
Departed
NEO8 · Minden, NE
Airport
Schmidt, runway 29, 2,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf

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
43
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
278 total · 98 in this make and model · 251 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
90° at 10 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
46 °F, dew point 37 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
EAR, 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.