Cessna 182RG accident near Manhattan, Kansas, August 30, 2001
On August 30, 2001 at about 4:30 pm local time, a Cessna 182RG, registered N9984C, was substantially damaged in an accident near Manhattan, Kansas (Manhattan Regional airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the instructor pilot allowing an excessive descent rate to develop and not correcting the excessive descent rate.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 30, 2001 · about 4:30 pm local time
- Place
- Manhattan, Kansas · Manhattan Regional · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182RG · all 182RGs on the register
- Registration
- N9984C · registry record · serial 00946
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The aircraft was substantially damaged when the aircraft landed hard while on an instructional flight when the instructor pilot was demonstrating minimum safe approach speed. The aircraft bounced and on the second landing the nosegear collapsed.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 2,900 hours in all; 100 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 50 in the last 30 days; 2,840 as pilot in command; 1,400 on instruments
- Last flight review: October 1, 1999
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
Dual student
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 2,900 hours in all; 100 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 50 in the last 30 days; 2,840 as pilot in command; 1,400 on instruments
- Last flight review: October 1, 1999
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,300 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 14, 2001; 35 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,900 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-540-HC35D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MHK Manhattan KS
- Destination: Manhattan KS
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21, 7,000 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
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