Cessna 182RG N5487T

Summary

On 23 January 2001 at about 19:58 local time, a Cessna 182RG registered N5487T was involved in an accident near Douglas, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 January 2001 at 19:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Douglas, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Douglas Cochise College (P03)

Coordinates

31.3742, -109.6939

Aircraft

Cessna 182RG

Registration

N5487T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Douglas → Douglas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA080

1 person had minor injuries.

The student's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the go-around and his premature retraction of the landing gear. A factor was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While conducting a series of touch-and-go maneuvers the airplane ballooned on a landing. The instructor directed the student to initiate a go-around when the stall warning was heard. The instructor reported that control of the airplane was to be relinquished to him but the control yoke was not released by the student. The gear lever position could not be seen by the instructor. The instructor also stated after the accident that the landing gear appeared to have been retracted at the start of the go-around procedure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.