# NTSB ANC11CA052: Cessna 182H, N331AA, Soldotna, AK, June 20, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 19, 2011, 17:00 local (Jun 20, 2011, 01:00 UTC) - Place: Soldotna, AK - Coordinates: 61.680618, -157.159042 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6806&lon=-157.1590&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 4, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA FSDO-03 - NTSB case key (mKey): 80824 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC11CA052 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/80824/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=80824 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA052 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control resulting in an aerodynamic stall. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 346 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that the airplane touched down hard and bounced. She applied full power with full flaps and the airplane pitched up excessively and stalled. She was unable to regain control, and the airplane collided with the ground in a steep, nose low attitude, sustaining substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot said there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative Following a hard, bounced landing, the pilot applied full power with full flaps. She said the airplane pitched up excessively and stalled. She was unable to regain control, and the airplane collided with the ground in a steep, nose low attitude, sustaining substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot said there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N331AA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331AA-2019-01-15), registration cancelled 2019-01-15, S/N 18256431, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H - Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18256431 - Airframe hours: 4136 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Taylor Hayden - Registered owner: Taylor Hayden - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 26, 2010 - Departed: PAMR, Anchorage, AK - Destination: PASX, Soldotna, AK - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: PASX, Soldotna, runway 25, 5,000 × 132 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 348 total, 103 in this make and model, 272 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft broken ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20110619012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110619012389A), Jun 19, 2011: Cessna 182H, Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Just prior to touch down airplane sank, pilot added power, but forgot that flaps where at 40 degrees. Pilot was unable to control the airplane. Nose landing… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 1, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=80824. 152 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 152 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40351737&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.