# Accident 20050313004099A: Cessna 182Q, Shelton, WA, March 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2005, 13:15 local time
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Airport: Sanderson Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2333° N, 123.1475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2333&lon=-123.1475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96985 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050313004099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY THE CIVIL AIR PATROL AS A 14 CFR PART 91 QUALIFYING CHECK RIDE WHEN THEY EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT SANDERSON FIELD AIRPORT, SHELTON, WA. THE CHECK AIRMAN REPORTED THAT THE HARD LANDING WAS MADE DUE TO A RAPID DECREASE IN AIRSPEED FROM APPROXIMATELY 60 KIAS TO 40 KIAS DURING THE LANDING FLARE. THE CHECK AIRMAN STATED THAT THE KSHN ASOS REPORTED SURFACE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE FROM 30 DEGREES MAGNETIC NORTH AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 21 KNOTS. THE CAP CHECK PILOT IMMEDIATELY ADDED FULL THROTTLE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN WHEELS WITH NO DRIFT. THE CHECK PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE BOUNCE AND MADE A GO-AROUND. THE CHECK RIDE WAS THEN TERMINATED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLEW BACK TO BREMERTON, WA. WHERE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED WRINKLED SKIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN THE AFT SIDE OF THE FIREWALL AND FORWARD OF THE RIGHT DOOR FRAME. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY PERSONNEL FROM THE SEATTLE FSDO DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL.

## 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 SEA05LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA064), Mar 13, 2005: Cessna 182Q (N96985), Shelton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard 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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