# NTSB NYC83LA211: Cessna 182P, N91389, West Milford, NJ, August 13, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 13, 1983, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Location: 41.1312° N, 74.3674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Milford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1312&lon=-74.3674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA211
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35250/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA211

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT HAD ATTAINED AN ALT OF 300 FT AGL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT TURNED BACK 180 DEGREES TOWARD A CLEARING NEAR THE ARPT. THE ACFT WENT THROUGH SOME TREES AND MADE A HARD LANDING WHICH COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. AN ANNUAL INSPECTIN HAD JUST BEEN COMPLETED ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91389](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91389-2008-07-24), registration cancelled 2008-07-24, S/N 18261995, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18261995
- Airframe hours: 1145
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: L & G Aviation Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 13, 1983, 1 hours before
- Airport: 4N1, West Milford, runway 6, 2,660 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,068 total, 581 in this make and model, 11 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F

## 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 19830813076069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830813076069A), Aug 13, 1983: Cessna 182P, West Milford, NJ, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Turned back went through trees to a hard landing. Collapsed nose gear. Just out of annual.

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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