# Accident 20140628016259A: Cessna 182K, Mesa, AZ, June 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2014, 12:00 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3069Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3069Q) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140628016259A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 28, 2014, STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING A SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. SHE STATED SHE FELT SHE WAS MOVING TO FAST AND PULLED THE POWER BACK JUST ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED HARD AND BEGAN TO BOUNCE. STUDENT PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 3 TO 4 TIMES BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT STOPPED. SHE SAID SHE WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGER. ON AUGUST 29, 2014, FAA INSPECTORS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT BASED ON A COMPLAINT. INSPECTORS FOUND THE AIRCRAFT HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, PROPELLER, NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE FORWARD FUSELAGE.

## 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 WPR14CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA376), Jun 28, 2014: Cessna 182K (N3069Q), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate landing flare which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and hard landing.

## Other reports on N3069Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880827064589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880827064589I), Aug 27, 1988: Cessna 182K (N3069Q), Alamosa, CO. Pilot found himself between cloud layers. Requested assistance from ATC. Sighted ground and landed safely.
- [Accident 19751125039309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751125039309A), Nov 25, 1975: Cessna 182K (N3069Q), Orofino, ID, Substantial damage. Porpoised. Dmgd firewall.

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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