# Accident 20180312002319A: Cessna 182Q, Rockford, IL, March 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2018, 09:50 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1953° N, 89.0972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1953&lon=-89.0972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96772, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96772-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,428 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180312002319A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 12, 2018, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N96772, A CESSNA C-182, DEPARTED DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT (DBQ) ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO CHICAGO/ROCKFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RFD).  THE WEATHER WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) WITH A CEILING AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 17 GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS.

THE FLIGHT FROM DBQ TO RFD OCCURRED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  AT RFD, THE PIC BEGAN A PRACTICE ILS APPROACH TO RWY 1.  AS HE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY, THE PIC STATED HE ADJUSTED HIS GLIDEPATH TO LAND LONG ON THE RUNWAY TO REDUCE TAXI TIME AND LOOKED DOWN AT HIS IPAD.  WHEN HE LOOKED BACK UP, HE NOTICED HE WAS GOING TO LAND SHORT OF HIS INTENDED POINT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE.  A BYSTANDER STATED THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET BEYOND THE LANDING THRESHOLD AND SKIDDED 200-250 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST OFF THE RIGHT EDGE OF RWY 1.  THIS WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.  OBSERVED AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE IMPACT OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE PROPELLER AT LOW POWER.

## 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 GAA18CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA157), Mar 12, 2018: Cessna 182 (N96772), Rockford, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s unnecessary action during the approach, 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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