# NTSB ANC22LA044: Cessna 182R, N9209H, Anchorage, AK, June 9, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 8, 2022, 21:35 local (Jun 9, 2022, 05:35 UTC) - Place: Anchorage, AK - Coordinates: 61.250719, -149.82003 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2507&lon=-149.8200&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 105296 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC22LA044 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105296/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105296 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA044 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182R, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072731), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/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) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182R, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072731), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while landing his tricycle-gear equipped airplane he flared too high and touched down harder than expected. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9209H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9209H), registered now, S/N 18267927, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R - Registry model: [Cessna 182R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (registry code 2072731) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18267927 - Year built: 1981 - Airframe hours: 9071 - Engines: Continental O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: United States Air Force Owner, doing business as Elmendorf Aero Club - Registered owner: United States Air Force Owner - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 31, 2022, 11 hours before - Departed: PATK, Talkeetna, AK - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: PAED, Elmendorf Air Force Base, runway 06, 10,000 × 200 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 16, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 197 total, 56 in this make and model, 109 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Pilot-rated passenger; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 1, 2021; seat: rear; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 100 total, 0 in this make and model, 11 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 29.62 inHg - Observed at: PAED, 0.5 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20220608010179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220608010179I), Jun 8, 2022: Cessna 182R, Elmendorf Afb, AK, Minor damage. 6/8/2022 At approximately 1700 hrs. [privacy data omitted], A C-182, departed Elmendorf Afb (paed), with PIC and two passengers, enroute to talkeetna for a… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 21, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105296. 2.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14193600&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC22LA044%206120_1%20CAP%20EDF_Redacted-Rel%20(1)-Rel.pdf - Witness statements (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 384 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14193442&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC22LA044%20Combined%20pilot%20statements_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 898 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14149530&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20ANC22LA044-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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