Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Near Palm Sprin, California 92262
Thursday, December 9, 1982 8:38 PST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT, THE AUTOPILOT MALFUNCTIONED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN OVERCAST AND ENCOUNTERED RAIN AND TURBULENCE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO BERMUDA DUNES, CA. AFTER LANDING HE HAD THE ELECTRICAL, AVIONICS AND AUTO PILOT SYSTEMS CHECKED. ALL ITEMS WERE OPERATIONAL. THE PILOT PREPARED TO TAKEOFF AGAIN, BUT FAILED TO TURN ON THE STANDBY GYRO WHICH WAS BATTERY POWERED. AFTER DEPARTING, HE AGAIN ENCOUNTERED RAIN AND TURBULENCE IN IFR CONDITIONS (AT ABOUT 9500 FT). AT ABOUT THAT TIME ATC ADVISED HIS TRANSPONDER WAS NOT PROVIDING A RETURN. HE SWITCHED TRANSPONDERS, BUT ATC STILL RECEIVED NO RETURN. SEVERE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED, THE AUTO PILOT DISENGAGED, AND THE COPILOT'S GYROS TUMBLED. HE TURNED ON THE STANDBY GYRO WHICH NEEDED TIME TO BE USED. A HIGH SPEED DESCENT WAS ENTERED INADVERTENTLY AND THE AIRSPEED WARNING HORN ACTIVATED. THE PILOT ACTIVATED THE SPEED BRAKES AND MADE A SHARP PULL-UP DURING THE RECOVERY. HE THEN RETURNED AND LANDED. WRINKLES WERE FOUND ON THE LEADING EDGES OF THE WINGS.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Incident |
| Event Date | 12/9/1982 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 838 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Standard Time |
| Event City | NEAR PALM SPRIN |
| Event State | CALIFORNIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 92262 |
| Event Date Year | 1982 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 0 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
| Investigator's weather source | Unknown |
| Time of the weather observation | 0 |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 5000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 3000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 41 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 0 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 200 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 0 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 0 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Heavy |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 5080 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | 0 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | |
| Date of most recent change to record | Oct 31 2002 4:04PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\ZUZL |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N1218V |
| NTSB Number | LAX83IA056 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 551 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 551 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 0431 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 12700 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | Unknown |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 9 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Unknown |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 81 |
| Airframe Hours | 81 |
| ELT Installed | No |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | ERNEST WALTER HAHN |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 47015 W. EL DORADO DRIVE |
| Aircraft Owner City | INDIAN WELL |
| Aircraft Owner State | CA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 92260 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | ERNEST WALTER HAHN |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | 47015 W. EL DORADO DRIVE |
| Operator City | INDIAN WELL |
| Operator State | CA |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 92260 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Business |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | UDD |
| Departure City | BERMUDA DUNES |
| Departure State | CA |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 830 |
| Departure Time Zone | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | CRQ |
| Destination City | CARLSBAD |
| Destination State | CA |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Cruise |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Sep 18 2002 4:50PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | 0 |
| Runway Width | 0 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |