# NTSB NYC93LA121: Cessna 182Q, N5091N, Randolph Center, VT, June 17, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 17, 1993, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Randolph Center, VT
- Location: 43.9012° N, 72.5829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRANDON (VT55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9012&lon=-72.5829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 38609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC93LA121
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38609/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA121

## Probable cause

THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER.  A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A SOFT/WET RUNWAY.

## Sequence of events

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

- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - landing gear - overload
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON A WET AND SOFT GRASS STRIP.  AS THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND. THE PILOT SAID, '...THE NOSE WHEEL AND PISTON PULLED OUT OF THE CYLINDER...'   THE MAIN WHEELS BROKE OFF IN THE SOFT TURF AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## Factual narrative

On Thursday, June 17, 1993, at about 1700 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N5091N, piloted by Mr. Carl Brandon, nosed over during the landing roll at a private airstrip at Randolph Center, Vermont.  The airplane was substantially damaged.  The pilot and the one passenger were not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan had been filed.  The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR 91.

According to the pilot's statement on the NTSB Form 6120.1/2:

"...after a left pattern and steep approach over 50' trees...at 45 knots (my usual short field speed), landed hard after flaring, on main wheels, nose wheel came down after mains rolled 4', after nose rolled 3' it started to dig into the soft turf ( it had rained the previous day)...the nose wheel and piston pulled out of the cylinder...the mains started to dig into the turf...the wheels broke off...the plane, riding on the spinner and cowl while turning over in a distance of 37'.  the inverted plane slid backwards 6' before coming to rest..."

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5091N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 182-67508
- Airframe hours: 1233
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-F 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Carl Brandon
- Registered owner: Carl Brandon
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 18, 1993, 14 hours before
- Departed: MPV, BERLIN, VT
- Destination: NONE
- Airport: VT55, Brandon, runway 35, 1,300 × 25 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,463 total, 393 in this make and model, 1,326 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °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 19930617041039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930617041039A), Jun 17, 1993: Cessna 182Q, Randolph, VT, Substantial damage. Hard landing. Nose wheel dug in soft ground. Gear bent back and pulled out of piston. Mains dug in broke off wheels

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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