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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna TR182 · Baker, OR · June 9, 1992

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 9, 1992, 14:10 local (21:10 UTC)
Place
Baker, OR
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6138SCessna TR182
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1993
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19920609019139A
Case key
42830

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Probable cause

The pilots inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Factors include unfavorable, gusty winds.

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
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Recovery from bounced landing - inadequatePilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - ditch
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

The pilot of the TR182 was attempting to land in winds that were variable and gusty. She landed hard, and the aircraft bounced, departed the runway, hit a ditch and flipped over.

Aircraft

Registration
N6138S
Reported as
Cessna TR182
Category
Airplane
Serial number
01623
Airframe hours
1,201
Engine
Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Business · Part 91
Operator
Phillips, Barbara A.
Registered owner
Phillips, Barbara A.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · October 2, 1991 · 85 hours before
Departed
OAK · Oakland, CA
Destination
BKE
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
BKE · Baker Municipal Airport, runway 3, 5,086 × 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
56
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Expired
Seat
Left
Flight hours
2,270 total · 153 in this make and model · 2,270 as pilot in command

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Variable at 12 knots, gusting 15
Visibility
40 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
82 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.