- Date
- May 16, 1985, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Monticello, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N737LECessna R182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850516017389A
- Case key
- 33942
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Analysis
Plt selected grassy area on arpt for landing. The grassy area was more closely aligned with the surface winds than the available runways. The grassy area has a utility line across the apch end and a ditch on the departure end. The landing was long and hot and the acft ballooned during touchdown. The plt said he selected flaps during the touchdown sequence and continued the landing. The plt said the brakes were not effective on the rough, grassy surface. When the plt recognized acft would not stop on the landing area he selected more flaps but acft collided with the ditch. Sometime after the accident the plt discovered that the flaps had not extended during the landing roll. The flaps would not extend when zero to 20' down was selected but did work at higher settings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737LE
- Reported as
- Cessna R182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18200844
- Airframe hours
- 1,082
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David E. Wilkins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 22, 1985
- Departed
- 2M8 · Millington, TN
- Airport
- M76 · Monticello Muni
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,136 total · 116 in this make and model · 1,092 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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