# Accident 20170912010629A: Cessna T182T, Silver Springs, NV, September 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2017, 10:10 local time
- Place: Silver Springs, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4064° N, 119.2408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4064&lon=-119.2408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N946CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N946CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A (registry code 42005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ak1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AK1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,359 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA533) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170912010629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING CLIMB OUT, HE REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE AT 50 FEET. AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FORWARD DAMAGING 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 GAA17CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA533), Sep 12, 2017: Cessna T182T (N946CA), Silver Springs, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during a simulated engine failure, which resulted in a bounced 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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