NYC84LA315

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182Q · Laurel, MD · September 15, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
September 15, 1984, 16:45 local (20:45 UTC)
Place
Laurel, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N759RPCessna 182Q
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840915049139A
Case key
35767

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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
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperPilot in commandCause
Proper descent rate - exceededPilot in commandCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandFactor
Aborted landing - delayedPilot in commandFactor
OverrunLanding - roll
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - tree(s)
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

With the northerly wind gusting to 22 KTS the acft landed aprx 4/10 the way down the rwy and bounced 3 times. An abort was initiated with power but the acft rolled off the end of the strip across a grass field and into a growth of small trees, nosing over inverted.

Aircraft

Registration
N759RP
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18266201
Airframe hours
1,165
Engine
Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
David Warfield
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · September 12, 1984 · 5 hours before
Departed
FDK · Frederick, MD
Airport
W18 · Surburban, runway 3, 2,165 × 30 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
31
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
193 total · 53 in this make and model · 126 as pilot in command · 81 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
360° at 12 knots, gusting 22
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.