SEA85LA201

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182P · Snohomish, WA · August 23, 1985

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 22, 1985, 19:00 local (Aug 23, 1985, 02:00 UTC)
Place
Snohomish, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7380SCessna 182P
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
Case key
40229

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Analysis

The acft nosed down during the landing flare. Rwy contact was hard on the main landing gear. The acft bounced and the plt added pwr and re-flared the acft.

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
Flare - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Remedial action - performedPilot in command

Aircraft

Registration
N7380S
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18265171
Engine
Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Norman Grier
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · June 25, 1985 · 70 hours before
Departed
S36 · Kent, WA
Destination
S43 · Snohomish, WA
Airport
S43 · Harvey Field, runway 32, 2,750 × 100 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
33
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
204 total · 14 in this make and model · 91 as pilot in command · 54 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
50 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
75 °F

Other investigations on N7380S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.