# NTSB SEA94LA144: Cessna 182P, N8488M, Salt Lake City, UT, May 29, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 29, 1994, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Salt Lake City, UT - Coordinates: 40.77951, -111.730842 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7795&lon=-111.7308&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 2, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 41947 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA94LA144 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41947/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA144 ## Probable cause AN IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, WHO WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT, AT THE TIME IT WAS DAMAGED. ## 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) ## Analysis THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE LAST PERSON TO RENT AND CHECK-OUT THE AIRPLANE WAS A PRIVATE PILOT, WHO HAD BEEN THE ONLY PERSON KNOWN TO HAVE FLOWN THE AIRPLANE BEFORE THE DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE PRIVATE PILOT DENIES THAT HE DID ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE DAMAGE NOTED WAS TYPICAL OF A HARD AND/OR BOUNCED LANDING. THE ACCIDENT WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 1500 MDT ON 5/29/94. ## Factual narrative On May 29, 1994, at 1500 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N8488M, landed hard at the Salt Lake City Airport, Salt Lake City, UT, during a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private pilot was not injured. The operator of the airplane reported that on June 1, 1994, it was discovered that the airplane had been damaged. The operator stated that one propeller blade was damaged at the tip and bent slightly, the firewall was bent, and the floor board near the rudder pedals was wrinkled. The rental checkout logs indicate that the airplane was flown by the owner of the airplane on May 26. On May 27, the private pilot and a flight instructor flew the airplane. There were no discrepancies reported at this time. On May 28, the private pilot flew the airplane solo, with no discrepancies noted. On May 29, the private pilot again flew the airplane solo. At the conclusion of this flight, the operator stated that the private pilot did not check the airplane in as usual. The records indicate that the airplane was not flown by any other pilots from May 27 to June 1, when the damage was noted. The private pilot states that he does not know how the airplane was damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8488M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8488M), registered now, S/N 18264626, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18264626 - Airframe hours: 5526 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-S 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Professional Flight Services - Registered owner: E And A Aircraft Rental Co - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, March 16, 1994, 61 hours before - Departed: SLC - Destination: SLC - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: SLC, Salt Lake City ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 350 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 19940529015129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940529015129A), May 29, 1994: Cessna 182P, Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot damaged rental aircraft due hard landing. Denied same but last person to fly aircraft when damage noted. ## Other investigations on N8488M (1) 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 WPR21LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA201), May 18, 2021: Cessna 182P (N8488M), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while on approach in microburst or windshear conditions, which resulted in impact with a runway sign. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.