SEA82DA073

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182QII · Cove, OR · May 20, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
May 20, 1982, 05:30 local (12:30 UTC)
Place
Cove, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N94329Cessna 182QII
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report May 20, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820520017589A
Case key
70362

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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
Level off - improperPilot in commandCause
Proper alignment - not obtainedPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - fenceFactor
Go-around - attemptedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The pilot stated that he landed heavy and was not quite straight. When the aircraft bounced the pilot attempted a go-around but the nose gear contacted a fence and the aircraft nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N94329
Reported as
Cessna 182QII
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18266411
Airframe hours
1,156
Engine
Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Gary L Holmes
Registered owner
Gary L Holmes
Departed
4S3 · Joseph, OR
Destination
7OR0 · Cove, OR
Airport
70R0 · Minam Lodge, runway 33, 3,000 × 50 ft, gravel

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
35
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
92 total · 6 in this make and model · 56 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Temperature
95 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.