# Accident 19980516013259A: Cessna 182A, Palmer, AK, May 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1998, 19:30 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6193° N, 148.9809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6193&lon=-148.9809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4827D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4827D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980516013259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIGH SINK ON FINAL. LANDED HARD. BOUNCED RECOVERED RELANDED. UNABLE STOP ON RWY. MADE HARD TURN. BENT A WING. (.4)THE SOLO PRIVATE PILOT WAS LANDING AT A PRIVATE, GRAVEL AIRSTRIP IN A TRICYCLE LANDING GEAR EQUIPPED AIRPLANE. THE PILOT STATED IN HIS WRITTEN REPORT THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE SOUTH RUNWAY., HE ENCOUNTERED WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE FROM 220 DEGREES AT 7  KNOTS WITH GUST TO 12 KNOTS.  AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ON THE APPROACH AND WENT BELOW THE ADJACENT TREE LINE, THE RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED.  HE WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE RATE OF DECENT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON LANDING.  HE RECOVERED FROM THE BOUNCE, AND FLEW FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY AND LANDED ABOUT MIDFIELD OF THE 1,250 FEET LONG RUNWAY.  HE REALIZED AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND ELECTED TO MAKE A HARD TURN TO THE RIGHT AND APPLY HEAVY BREAKING.  DURING THE TURN, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.                                                (-23) ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT ON TOUCH DOWN. HE THEN LANDED LONG AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT TO RIGHT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE LEFT WING. THE WIND WAS 220 AT 7 GUSTING TO 12 KTS. PILOT SATISFACTORY COMPLETED A FLIGHT REVIEW AFTER THE ACCIDENT (06/03/98).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC98LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA051), May 17, 1998: Cessna 182A (N4827D), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the landing. A factor associated with the accident is the presence of a variable wind condition.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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