# Accident 20031216035209A: Cessna 182L, Knoxville, TN, December 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2003, 16:53 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Mc Ghee Tyson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8122° N, 83.9928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8122&lon=-83.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3191R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3191R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Pilot flight hours: 401 total, 9 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031216035209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 16, 2003, AT 1645 EST, A CESSNA 182, N3191R, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY KNOXVILLE FLYERS, INC., COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 23R AT MCGHEE TYSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN KNOXVILLE, TN. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED KNOXVILLE, TN ON DECEMBER 16, 2003 AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING AN APPROACH TO AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 23R, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED WIND GUST, AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND BOUNCED. DURING A SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE, STRUCTURAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED.

## 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 ATL04LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA068), Dec 16, 2003: Cessna 182L (N3191R), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Wind gust was a factor

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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