- Date
- October 14, 1985, 18:20 local (Oct 15, 1985, 01:20 UTC)
- Place
- Bly, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5837JCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851014051389A
- Case key
- 40321
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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.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - inadequateFactor
Directional control - not attainedCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Nose over
Analysis
The airstrip was only 20 feet wide. The aircraft was landed slightly to the right of the center. The aircraft's right main gear went into the gravel and the aircraft veered right. The nose gear then struck rocks and collapsed. The aircraft then nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5837J
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18263563
- Airframe hours
- 1,320
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lakeview Bldg. Materials
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 9, 1985 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- LKV · Lakeview, OR
- Destination
- Bly, OR
- Airport
- None
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,237 total · 181 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.