# Accident 20000708011579A: Cessna 182S, White Plains, NY, July 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2000, 13:17 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0293° N, 73.7698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0293&lon=-73.7698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N729AD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729AD-2003-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000708011579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT OF CESSNA CE-182-S, N729AD, MS. AUDREY SECKENDORF, HAD REQUESTED TOUCH AND GOES FOR SOME LANDING PRACTICE AT THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT (HPN) IN WHITE PLAINS, NY. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE WINDS WERE REPORTED 320 AT APPROX. 7 TO 10 KNOTS. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, MRSSECKENDORF STATED SHE FELT SHE MAY HAVE HAD THE A/C IN TO FLAT OF AN ATTITUDE. MS. SECKENDORF STATED SHE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH ALL THREE WHEELS AT THE SAME TIME AND BEGAN A SERIES OF "PORPOISING" MANUEVERS. ON THE SECOND BOUNCE, THE A/C PROPELLOR STRUCK THE RUNWAY, ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE A/C PROPELLOR AND NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY AGAIN, ERIOUSLY DAMAGING THE PROPELLOR, NOSE LANDING GEAR AND FIREWALL. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER SPECIALISTS STATED THE A/C EXITED THE RUNWAY UNDER ITS OWN POWER AND CAME TO REST ON TAXIWAY H (HOTEL). THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## 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 NYC00LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA188), Jul 8, 2000: Cessna 182S (N729AD), White Plains, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing and her failure to perform a go-around.

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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