NTSB CHI91LA148 — 1991-05-10 · PORT HURON, Michigan, United States

Current FAA registration · N2432Q

Make / Model: CESSNA 182L
Year of manufacture: 1968 · 23 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19681104
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A23DD1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2432Q Cessna 182L None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE LANDING FLARE DURING THE FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS A FACTOR.

Factual narrative

AS THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED THROUGH ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND DURING THE DEPARTURE THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE PILOT BELIEVED CARBURETOR ICE WAS A FACTOR IN THE POWER LOSS. THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE 48 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, AND VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT TWO MILES IN FOG. POST ACCIDENT ENGINE EXAMINATION AND RUN UP REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_CHI91LA148.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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