# NTSB MKC84LA279: Cessna 182D, N9161X, Rolla, MO, September 15, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 15, 1984, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Rolla, MO
- Coordinates: 37.939365, -91.76094 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9394&lon=-91.7609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA279
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33794/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA279

## Sequence of events

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

- Abrupt maneuver, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - animal(s) (contributing factor)
  - pull-up - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - throttle/power control - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Main gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload

## Analysis

THE PLT TRIED TO 'BALLOON' OVER A PACK OF DOGS ON THE RWY AND STALLED THE ACFT. THE RESULTING HARD LANDING FAILED THE NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGED THE FIREWALL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9161X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18253561
- Airframe hours: 2000
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-47O-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ray E.Morgan
- Registered owner: Ray E. Morgon
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 1984, 7 hours before
- Departed: VIH, VICHY, MO
- Destination: K18
- Airport: K18, Morgan, runway 9, 2,560 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 76; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,100 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 46 °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 19840915051309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840915051309A), Sep 15, 1984: Cessna 182D, Rolla, MO, Substantial damage. Tried to balloon aircraft over a pack of dogs on the runway. Stalled and came down hard on the nosewheel.

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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