# NTSB ATL06CA104: Cessna 182H, N3479S, Birmingham, AL, July 8, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 8, 2006, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Birmingham, AL - Coordinates: 33.557777, -86.75222 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5578&lon=-86.7522&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Birmingham FSDO-09 - NTSB case key (mKey): 64199 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06CA104 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64199/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA104 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during final approach resulting in a stall/mush and a hard landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - airspeed(vs) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command ## Analysis The pilot stated that, "although my approach speed was 70 knots and the stall horn never went off, the aircraft sank rapidly once I was over the pavement. I added power to arrest the descent but the aircraft bounced on the landing from approximately 10 feet. I arrested the descent with power and made a normal landing, however, the aircraft began to porpoise violently, and I was unable to stop it." The pilot further stated that as a safety recommendation, she should have "initiated a go-around after the first bounce." There were no mechanical problems reported by the pilot. ## Factual narrative On July 8, 2006, at 1500 central daylight time, a Cessna 182H, N3479S, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, made a hard landing at the Birmingham International Airport (BHM) in Birmingham, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage. The commercial pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The flight last departed from Walker County-Bevill Airport (JFX) in Jasper, Alabama, on July 8, 2006, at 1400. According to the pilot, they were returning from a VFR flight to JFX and made an approach to runway 18 at BHM. The pilot said that "although my approach speed was 70 knots and the stall horn never went off, the aircraft sank rapidly, once I was over the pavement. I added power to arrest the descent but the aircraft bounced on the landing from approximately 10 feet up. I arrested the descent with power and made a normal landing, however the aircraft began to porpoise violently, and I was unable to stop it." The pilot further stated that as a safety recommendation, she should have "initiated a go-around after the first bounce." Examination of the airplane by an FAA Inspector found the nose gear strut and tire blown out, and damage to the firewall and engine mount. There were no mechanical problems reported by the pilot prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3479S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3479S), registered now, S/N 18255879, built 1964 (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: 18255879 - Airframe hours: 3486 - Engines: Continental O-470-R56B 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Holly Lee Roe - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2006, 2 hours before - Departed: JFX, Jasper, AL - Destination: BHM, Birmingham, AL ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2006; seat: right; flight hours: 1,344 total, 148 in this make and model, 596 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 5 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.14 inHg - Observed at: BHM ## 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 20060708012899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060708012899A), Jul 8, 2006: Cessna 182H, Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 08, 2006, N3479S was involved in a hard landing at the Birmingham Airport. Investigation revealed that the nose strut and tire blew out on… 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.