# Accident 20160817024009A: Cessna 182K, Anchorage, AK, August 17, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2016, 12:59 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Bryant Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2625° N, 149.6547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2625&lon=-149.6547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2704Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2704Q) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 778 total, 598 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA434) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160817024009A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND ON A TAXIWAY DUE TO A LARGER AIRPLANE USING THE RUNWAY TO OFFLOAD, HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE YOUNGER PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEATS AND NOTICED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S RATE OF DESCENT WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT, HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO FULL, HOWEVER THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO RECOVER AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD.

WHILE TAXING TO PARK THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS THE RUDDER CONTROLS WHERE JAMMED DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTING THE FIREWALL. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRPLANE TO A PARKING POSITION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 GAA16CA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA434), Aug 17, 2016: Cessna 182 (N2704Q), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a controlled landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inattention and distraction.

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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