# NTSB ATL04LA081: Cessna 182P, N325LA, Nashville, TN, March 7, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 7, 2004, 13:20 local (19:20 UTC) - Place: Nashville, TN - Coordinates: 36.18222, -86.886665 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1822&lon=-86.8867&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 28, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Nashville FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 58866 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL04LA081 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58866/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA081 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a hard landing and propeller strike of the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - fuselage,firewall - overload ## Analysis According to the pilot, as he landed on runway 01, the airplane bounced and touched down hard on the nose wheel. The pilot initiated a go-around and returned to land on runway 01. During the go-around the pilot reported that the airplane was shaking violently, and would not climb above 200 feet. After the pilot landed the airplane and stopped the engine he realized that he had a propeller strike. No flight control or mechanical anomalies were reported by the pilot prior to the hard landing. Examination of the airframe revealed the propeller was bent aft, and the lower firewall was buckled. Aircraft logbooks were not recovered for examination. ## Factual narrative On March 7, 2004, at 1320 central standard time, a Cessna 182P, N325LA registered to Rebel Medical Inc. and operated by Wings of Eagles collided with the runway while landing at John Tune Airport, Nashville, Tennessee. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with a VFR flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot and passenger were uninjured. The flight departed Chapel Hill Airport, North Carolina on March 7, 2004 at 1006 eastern standard time. According to the pilot, during the cross-country flight from Chapel Hill Airport, he received several in-flight weather briefings for his arrival at John C. Tune Airport. Approximately 20 miles out from the John C. Tune Airport the pilot received the AWOS report. The surface winds were reported at winds 300 degrees at 11 knots, gusting to 15 knots. As the airplane landed on runway 01, it bounced and landed on the nose wheel. The pilot initiated another takeoff and realized that the airplane was not performing well. During the climb out the airplane was shaking violently, and would not climb above 200 feet. The pilot did not report any flight control or mechanical anomalies prior to the landing. The pilot landed the airplane without further incident. Examination of the airframe revealed the propeller was bent aft, and the lower firewall was buckled. Aircraft maintenance logbooks were not recovered for examination. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N325LA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N325LA-2011-07-20), registration cancelled 2011-07-20, S/N 18263608, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18263608 - Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Wings of Eagles - Registered owner: Rebel Medical Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: IGX, Chapel Hill, NC - Destination: JWN, NASHVILLE, TN - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: JWN, John C Tune, runway 01, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review September 13, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 135 total, 10 in this make and model, 100 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 11 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: BNA, 10 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). - [Accident 20040307016689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040307016689A), Mar 7, 2004: Cessna 182P, Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot arrived VFR from chapel hill, NC to gusty crosswind conditions connected with a frontal passage. Just prior to touch down, the pilot stated the… ## Other investigations on N325LA (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 CEN11FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA195), Feb 18, 2011: Cessna 182P (N325LA), Levelland, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a landing and subsequent go-around with a crosswind. 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/). 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