# NTSB NYC90LA173: Cessna 182G, N183D, Cincinnati, OH, July 25, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 25, 1990, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Coordinates: 39.110057, -84.420089 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1101&lon=-84.4201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC90LA173
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36700/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA173

## Probable cause

THE PILOT DID NOT PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE LANDING HARD AND PORPOISING.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE PRIOR TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 6. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD, NOSE WHEEL FIRST AND PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER, REGAINED CONTROL AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE NORMALLY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N183D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N183D-2011-05-04), registration cancelled 2011-05-04, S/N 18255523, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18255523
- Airframe hours: 2198
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Linn B. Osterman
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 9, 1990, 18 hours before
- Departed: OSU, COLUMBUS, OH
- Airport: LUK, Cincinnati Muni. Lunken, runway 6, 5,139 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 100 total, 19 in this make and model, 53 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 80° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19900725028739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725028739A), Jul 25, 1990: Cessna 182G, Cincinnati, OH, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised 7 times before regaining control on landing. Runway impacts buckled fuselage and bent prop.

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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