# NTSB ANC24LA058: Cessna 182F, N3411U, Cordova, AK, June 26, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 26, 2024, 12:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Cordova, AK - Coordinates: 60.649126, -144.75853 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6491&lon=-144.7585&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/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194594 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC24LA058 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194594/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194594 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA058 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing. ## 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 182F, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, while landing at an off-airport gravel airstrip, the approach was normal, but as the airplane passed over the approach end of the airstrip, the airplane “suddenly dropped flat to the runway.” The airplane bounced and veered left, then impacted a ditch and came to rest inverted. The wings and rudder sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3411U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3411U), registered now, S/N 18254811, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F - Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18254811 - Year built: 1963 - Airframe hours: 4046 - Engines: Continental O470-50 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 22, 2023 - Departed: 0AK8, McCarthy, AK - Destination: Same as departure - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 74; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 31, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 850 total, 720 in this make and model, 805 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days, 32 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,700 ft overcast - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Observed at: ACV, 9 nm away - METAR: PACV 262153Z 16004KT 10SM OVC017 16/11 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01610106 ## 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 20240626006989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240626006989A), Jun 26, 2024: Cessna C182F, Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. PIC reported that at treetop level in descent for landing, aircraft lost lift and slammed into ground, damaging nosewheel. PIC stated he had no time to… ## Other investigations on N3411U (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 OAK73DVW18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVW18), Mar 16, 1973: Cessna 182F (N3411U), Beatty, NV, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 28, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194594. 1.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17353802&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120%20form_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 315 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17345389&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.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.