# Accident 20040711016559A: Cessna 182A, Petaluma, CA, July 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2004
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2631° N, 122.6092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2631&lon=-122.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4094D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4094D) (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 O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040711016559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT INDICATED A NORMAL LANDING ON THE MAIN GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AFTER TOUCHING DOWN. ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT IT IS NOSE HEAVY WITH POWER OFF. INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR BY THE DEEP CUTS IN THE TIRE AND A FLAT SPOT ON THE NOSE TIRE. THE NOSE GEAR PUSHED IN THE FIREWALL CAUSING THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES TO GO LIMP. IT IS BELIEVED THE PILOT OVERCOMPENSATED PULLING BACK ON THE YOKE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF. THIS WAS SUPPORTED IN A VERBAL STATEMENT BY AN AIRMAN WHO DID NOT WANT TO GIVE HIS NAME WHO WATCHED THE LANDING.

## 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 LAX04LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA283), Jul 11, 2004: Cessna 182A (N4094D), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a collapse of the nose landing gear.

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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