Cessna 182P N52830
19 May 1995 · French Lick, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 May 1995 at about 21:35 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N52830 was involved in an accident near French Lick, Indiana, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- French Lick, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- French Lick Municipal (FRH)
- Coordinates
- 38.5394, -86.6191
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P
- Registration
- N52830
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kalamazoo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI95LA157
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
the pilot's not attaining a recovery from a bounced landing. Factors were high obstructions, and the pilot's intentional precautionary landing on rough/uneven and soft terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ON LANDING THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TWICE AFTER WHICH THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING. THE PILOT FEARED THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB OVER TREES IN THE DEPARTURE PATH OF THE AIRPLANE AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF THE RUNWAY ON ROUGH, UNEVEN,AND SOFT TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1995 | Cessna 182R | Copalis Beach, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1995 | Cessna 182P | Susanville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1995 | Cessna 182F | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1995 | Cessna 182Q | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1995 | Cessna 182 | Grenchen, Switzerland | Tobias Walther | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1995 | Cessna 182A | Bowling Green, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1995 | Cessna 152 | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1995 | Piper PA-22 | Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1995 | Piper PA-31 | Anderson, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1995 | Piper PA-34 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Willard Nickish | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1995 | Franklin EAA BI-PLANE/P1 | Rockville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1995 | Piper J-3C | Rochester, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |