# Accident 20161016024589A: Cessna 182R, Leesburg, VA, October 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2016, 16:54 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0761° N, 77.5569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0761&lon=-77.5569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5446N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5446N-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161016024589A

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION: PILOT'S APPROACH WAS LOW ON FINAL.  HE THEN FLEW THRU THE GLIDESLOPE.  AT THIS POINT HE WAS ABOVE THE GLIDESLOPE AND TRIED TO CAPTURE IT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER THE THRESHOLD WITH THE DESCENT RATE INCREASING.  UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWO TIMES APPROX 20' BACK IN THE AIR.  ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST, TURNED LEFT, AND EXITED INTO THE GRASS, FLIPPING OVER INTO A DRAINIAGE DITCH.

CAUSAL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:  PILOT FAILED TO FLY A STABILIZED APPROACH TO LANDING

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION: 44709 REEXAM

COMMENTS:

## 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 GAA17CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA024), Oct 16, 2016: Cessna 182 (N5446N), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion.

## Other reports on N5446N (1)

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

- [Accident 19920815031389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815031389A), Aug 15, 1992: Cessna 182R (N5446N), Litchfield, MI, Substantial damage. Tookoff with wing over tall corn on runway edge. Began hitting corn. Continued. Lost control. Nosed over.

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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