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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Dewitt, AR · June 5, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: June 5, 1988, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
Place: Dewitt, AR
Injuries: 3 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N97536Cessna 182
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report September 11, 1989
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19880605018269A
Case key: 34586

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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

Flare - misjudgedPilot in commandFactor

Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause

Nose gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown

Landing gear,nose gear - overload

Analysis

The pilot was attempting to land on his personal grass strip, which had trees at both ends. The acft hit hard, bounced, then slid to a stop. The nose gear was separated.

Aircraft

Registration: N97536
Reported as: Cessna 182
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 18267125
Airframe hours: 777
Engine: Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Operator: White Flying Service
Registered owner: Warren A Jennings
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: Annual · October 1, 1987 · 77 hours before
Departed: 6M1 · Herber Springs, AR
Destination: Dewitt, AR
Airport: NONE · Dewitt, Pvt, runway 18, 2,400 × ft, grass/turf

N97536Registration cancelled May 11, 1993 · Cessna 182QS/N 18267125 Airframe modelCessna 182Q

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 48
Certificate: Private
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 416 total · 375 in this make and model · 378 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 110° at 8 knots, gusting 14
Visibility: 15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 52 °F
Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Observed at: LIT, 60 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.

Accident 19880605018269ACessna 182Q · Dewitt, ARHit runway hard on landing and bounced. Impact knocked off the nose gear. Aircraft slid 50 feet before stopping.Jun 5, 1988 · N97536 · Substantial damage