# Accident 19990516005349A: Cessna 182K, Baltimore, MD, May 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1999, 15:30 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Martin State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3303° N, 76.4306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3303&lon=-76.4306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2506Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2506Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 25 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990516005349A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED HARD AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AFTER LANDING. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO PROPELLER, CENTER CONSOLE, RIGHT WING TIP AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. (.4) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE FLARED THE AIRPLANE FOR LANDING, BUT CONTINUED TO FLY JUST ABOVE THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT SAID HE PUSHED THE NOSE OVER 'TO SETTLE IT DOWN' AND STRUCK THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER ON THE RUNWAY.  THE RUNWAY IN USE WAS 7,000 FEET LONG AND 180 FEET WIDE.  THE PILOT SAID THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 IAD99LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA042), May 16, 1999: Cessna 182K (N2506Q), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot's improper remedial action when he improperly used the elevator during the landing flare.

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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