# NTSB CEN09CA482: Cessna 182K, N521SP, Conway, AR, August 1, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 31, 2009, 19:10 local (Aug 1, 2009, 00:10 UTC) - Place: Conway, AR - Coordinates: 35.177501, -92.334999 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1775&lon=-92.3350&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 19, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 74418 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA482 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74418/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74418 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA482 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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 182K, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis The public use airplane was landing during an intermediate stop while conducting a law enforcement surveillance mission. During a short field landing the airplane landed hard and bounced. The pilot attempted to go around, but he determined there was not enough distance remaining to clear terrain off the end of the runway and elected to abort the go around. The airplane bounced a second time and came to rest on the side of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed damage to the engine firewall. ## Factual narrative The public use airplane was landing during an intermediate stop while conducting a law enforcement surveillance mission. During a short field landing the airplane landed hard and bounced. The pilot attempted to go around, but he determined there was not enough distance remaining to clear terrain off the end of the runway and elected to abort the go around. The airplane bounced a second time and came to rest on the side of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed damage to the engine firewall. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N521SP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521SP-2012-03-12), registration cancelled 2012-03-12, S/N 18258321, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K - Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18258321 - Airframe hours: 7453 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Public aircraft - state, Part 91 - Operator: Department Of Arkansas State Police - Registered owner: Department Of Arkansas State Police - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 24, 2009 - Departed: LIT, Little Rock, AR - Destination: 12A, Conway, AR - Airport: 12A, Arkavalley Airport, runway 36, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 38; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 29, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 5,967 total, 297 in this make and model, 5,227 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 20090731014899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090731014899A), Jul 31, 2009: Cessna 182K, Conway, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 31, 2009, at 1630 CDT, a Cessna 182K, N521SP registerd to department of Arkansas state police, landed hard at Arkavalley airpark, greenbrier,… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 27, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74418. 515 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 515 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40317398&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. 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