# Accident 20041227034329A: Cessna 182K, Olympia, WA, December 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Olympia, WA
- Airport: Olympia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9719° N, 122.9044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9719&lon=-122.9044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2536Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2536Q) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041227034329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ STATED, DURING HIS APPROACH TO OLYMPIA AIRPORT, HE DECIDED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT'S SPEED FAIRLY HIGH BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP THE TOWER CONTROLLER TO MORE EASILY SEQUENCE TRAFFIC. HE THEREFORE CROSSE THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AT A HIGHER SPEED, THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED AND HE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH IT ONTO THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AT A RATE THAT RESULTED IN IT HITTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE HARD ENOUGH TO BEND THE AIRCRAFT'S FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNT, AND THE FLOOR BY THE CENTER PEDESTAL. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ HE JUST OVER-CONTROLLED THE PITCH INPUT.

## 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 SEA05LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA047), Dec 27, 2004: Cessna 182K (N2536Q), Olympia, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare. Factors include too high of an airspeed and an inadvertent porpoise.

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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