Cessna 182N N8918G

Summary

On 26 May 1988 at about 17:35 local time, a Cessna 182N registered N8918G was involved in an accident near Prescott, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 May 1988 at 17:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Prescott, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Ernest A. Love (PRC)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182N

Registration

N8918G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lancaster → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX88LA195

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A SUDDEN WIND GUST BROUGHT THE NOSE UP AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT. BEFORE THE PILOT COULD CORRECT THE SITUATION, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED. WHILE STILL AIRBORNE, THE PILOT'S HAND STRUCK THE FLAP SWITCH WHICH RETRACTED THE FLAPS. THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN OFF OF THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.