# NTSB NYC86LA075: Cessna 182M, N71770, Indiana, PA, February 16, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 16, 1986, 17:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place: Indiana, PA
- Coordinates: 40.620414, -79.149398 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6204&lon=-79.1494&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA075
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30301/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA075

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - snow covered
  - proper descent rate - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - failure,total
  - landing gear,main gear strut - overload

## Analysis

CESSNA 182 LANDED IN DEEP SNOW OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD BROKE THE NOSE WHEEL AND THE CESSNA FLIPPED OVER AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER.. THE OTHER PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71770](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71770), registered now, S/N 18259748, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (registry code 17071, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18259748
- Airframe hours: 3379
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Dan River Aero Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 15, 1985, 38 hours before
- Departed: MTV, MARTINSVILLE, VA
- Destination: DUJ, DUBOIS, PA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: IDI, Indiana Co., runway 28, 3,600 × 75 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 745 total, 261 in this make and model, 684 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 40,000 ft unknown
- Temperature: 30 °F, dew point -0 °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 19860216002819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860216002819A), Feb 16, 1986: Cessna 182M, Indiana, PA, Substantial damage. Landed in deep snow off right side of runway. Touched down hard and broke off nose wheel. Flipped over.

## Other investigations on N71770 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC00LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA107), Aug 22, 2000: Cessna 182 (N71770), Golovin, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.

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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