# NTSB SEA82DA152: Cessna TR182, N738XN, Omak, WA, September 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 2, 1982, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Omak, WA
- Coordinates: 48.35958, -119.269653 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3596&lon=-119.2697&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 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA152
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72092/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA152

## Analysis

WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN A SECOND TIME THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY HARD SURFACE. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND, BECAME AIRBORNE AND STRUCK RISING TERRAIN. THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - level off - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr)
  - terrain condition - rising

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N738XN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738XN), registered now, S/N R18200973, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Registry model: [Cessna TR182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (registry code 2072735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R18200974
- Airframe hours: 484
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-L3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Spokane Cloudbusters
- Registered owner: Jeff Casey
- Departed: FSS, SPOKANE, WA
- Destination: EAST HADDAM, CT
- Airport: OMK, Omak, runway 35, 4,650 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 271 total, 4 in this make and model, 199 as pilot in command, 21 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 25° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 180 °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 19820902045269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820902045269A), Sep 2, 1982: Cessna TR182, Omak, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing, then attempted go-around, aircraft mushed into ground in nose high attitude.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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