# Accident 20020606015169A: Cessna 182Q, Sedona, AZ, June 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2002, 12:00 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8486° N, 111.7886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8486&lon=-111.7886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94986, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94986) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020606015169A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 6, 2002, ABOUT 1200 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182Q, N94986, MADE A HARD LANDING AT SEDONA, ARIZONA. THE CIVIL AIR PATROL (CAP) WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED SEDONA ABOUT 1120. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. DURING AN INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THE "BOTTOM FELL OUT" WHEN HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 03. THE AIRPLANE HIT HARD AND PORPOISED. THE PILOT ADDED POWER ON THE SECOND BOUNCE AND WENT AROUND. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE VIBRATION WORSENED AS HE SLOWED DOWN. POST LANDING INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS FLAT AND THE FUSELAGE AND FIREWALL WERE RIPPLED. (-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL, COLLAPSING THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE AND BUCKLING THE FIREWALL AND FORWARD LEFT, LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN.

## 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 LAX02LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA194), Jun 6, 2002: Cessna 182Q (N94986), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

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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