# NTSB NYC84LA278: Cessna C182, N90G, Norridgewock, ME, September 9, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 9, 1984, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Norridgewock, ME
- Location: 44.7155° N, 69.8665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTRAL MAINE/NORRIDGEWOCK (OWK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7155&lon=-69.8665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84LA278
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35738/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA278

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, maneuvering
  - horizontal stabilizer surface - bent (contributing factor)
  - flight control,elevator - movement restricted (cause)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

A PARACHTE BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WHILE THE ACFT WAS MANEUVERING TO DROP THE PARACHUTISTS. THE ACFT MADE A HARD LANDING AFTER THE PARACHUSTIST DISENGAGED FROM THE ACFT. THE ACFT STABILIZER SPAR WAS DAMAGED IN THE ENCOUNTER AND THE LACK OF ELEVATOR EFFECTIVENESS AFFECTED THE ABILITY OF THE PLT TO PROPERLY FLARE THE ACFT. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT. THE COWLING, PROP AND THE FUSELAGE WAS ALSO DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90G-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 33499, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 33499
- Airframe hours: 3100
- Engines: Continental O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Bellfleur, Conrad
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 1984
- Airport: OWK, Norridgewock, runway 15, 4,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 195 total, 15 in this make and model, 180 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19840909047749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840909047749A), Sep 9, 1984: Cessna 182, Norridgewock, ME, Substantial damage. Parachute damaged horizontal stabilizer. Parachutist ok. Emergency landing with no elevator or rudder control.

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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