NTSB MKC83LA105 — 1983-05-08 · SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, United States

Current FAA registration · N4801N

Make / Model: CESSNA 182Q
Year of manufacture: 1979 · 4 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19791112
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A5EB21

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4801N Cessna 182Q None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR AND NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE FLAPS AND TRIED TO LAND ON A 3800 FOOT RUNWAY. THERE WAS A 7003 FOOT RUNWAY 8 NM WEST OF THE LANDING SITE. THE PILOT ALSO HAD A TAILWIND OF 11 KTS DURING LANDING. HE HAD MADE ONE APPROACH AND PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. ON THE 2ND APPROACH HEWAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE FLAPS SO HE AGAIN WENT AROUND. HE LANDED ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT BUT WAS TOO FAST AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO HIGH GRASS TO SLOW THE ACFT. THE ACFT WENT INTO A SOFT PLOWED FIELD, BROKE THE NOSE GEAR AND NOSED OVER. A MICRO-LIMIT-SWITCH HAD MALFUNCTIONED TO PREVENT THE FLAPS FROM OPERATING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MKC83LA105.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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