# NTSB SEA87LA134: Cessna 182, N2625Q, Sprague River, OR, July 3, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 2, 1987, 19:00 local (Jul 3, 1987, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: Sprague River, OR
- Coordinates: 42.430091, -121.41204 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4301&lon=-121.4120&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA87LA134
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40655/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA134

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
  - landing gear,nose gear - failure,total

## Analysis

A HARD, FLAT, BOUNCED LANDING OCCURRED COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGING THE FIREWALL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2625Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2625Q), registered now, S/N 18257825, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18257825
- Airframe hours: 240
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-K 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Don Pickett, doing business as P. O. Box 378
- Registered owner: Donald Pickett
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 1987
- Departed: 6S4, GATES, OR
- Destination: 28U, OWYHEE, OR
- Airport: 28U, Owyhee Reservoir, runway 32, 1,840 × 15 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 212 total, 158 in this make and model, 160 as pilot in command, 55 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 5 knots, gusting 7
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °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 19870702044949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870702044949A), Jul 2, 1987: Cessna 182K, Homedale, ID, Substantial damage. Improper level off. Made a hard landing on runway.

## Other investigations on N2625Q (2)

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

- [NTSB ANC20CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA090), Sep 8, 2020: Cessna 182 (N2625Q), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive airspeed during landing and improper application of the brakes, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB DEN69D0082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0082), Aug 30, 1968: Cessna 182K (N2625Q), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

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

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