- Date
- January 1, 1983, 16:35 local (Jan 2, 1983, 00:35 UTC)
- Place
- Newport, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1296MCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830101002759A
- Case key
- 39652
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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.
Analysis
The engine lost power when the pilot was on an extended base leg for landing. From that position, he could not glide to the runway, so he elected to land on a nearby beach. The location of people walking on the beach prevented an upwind landing, so the pilot turned to land downwind. This required a steep turn at low altitude to avoid landing in the ocean. The pilot stated that the upper wing may have stalled somewhat as there was virtually no control for the last 20 ft of descent. The plane landed on the beach on all three wheels, but the nose and right main gear collapsed. An investigation revealed that the carburetor chambers and fuel filter bowl contained water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1296M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18264278
- Airframe hours
- 2,134
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bruce R. Mate
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 20, 1982 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- ONP · Newport Municipal, runway 16, 5,078 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,929 total · 490 in this make and model · 3,800 as pilot in command · 62 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OTH, 70 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.