# NTSB CEN11CA037: Cessna 182K, N3057Q, Henderson, TX, October 15, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: October 15, 2010, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Henderson, TX
- Coordinates: 32.141666, -94.851669 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1417&lon=-94.8517&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 March 16, 2011
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11CA037
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77672/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77672
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA037

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard 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 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)
- [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/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: Loss of lift](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500/sequence.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 252 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500/sequence.md)
- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Analysis

During landing, the pilot configured the airplane into a flare and it began to descend at a greater rate than he anticipated. The airplane touched down on the runway surface and bounced several times. The nosewheel tire became flat and the propeller struck the runway. The pilot increased engine power and regained control of the airplane. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the firewall was bent. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

## Factual narrative

According to a written statement received from the pilot, while in the landing flare to runway 17 (4,004 feet by 75 feet; asphalt) the airplane "got heavy" and began to sink. The airplane hit the runway and bounced several times. During the impact the nose wheel tire blew and the propeller struck the runway. The pilot added power, regained control of the airplane, and was able to land and taxi to the end of the runway. An examination of the airplane revealed a bent firewall. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3057Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3057Q), registered now, S/N 18258057 (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: 18258057
- Airframe hours: 2172
- Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2010
- Departed: KLFK, Lufkin, TX
- Destination: KRFI, Henderson, TX
- Airport: KRFI, Rusk County Airport, runway 17, 4,004 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 2, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 279 total, 39 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 32 °F
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observed at: KRFI

## 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 20101015050259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101015050259A), Oct 15, 2010: Cessna 182K, Henderson, TX, Minor damage. Departed lfk 1630 to rfi- 1530. The PIC flared high and the aircraft sank to runway and bounced on main gear. The plane nose was down and the PIC failed to…

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 18, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77672. 5.4 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 5.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40338437&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.

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