# NTSB CEN11LA210: Cessna LC42-550FG, N1018Q, Llano, TX, February 27, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 27, 2011, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Llano, TX - Coordinates: 30.783611, -98.661941 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7836&lon=-98.6619&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 November 17, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 78460 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11LA210 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78460/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA210 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna LC42-550FG, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2073321), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/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: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna LC42-550FG, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2073321), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, during the landing the airplane bounced twice. When it touched down the second time, it bounced higher. The pilot lowered the nose and flared, but the airplane touched down slightly nose low, and the nose gear failed. The airplane slid approximately 1,000 feet down the runway on its nose gear strut and propeller. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the nose gear, propeller, left main landing gear, and left wing. ## Factual narrative On February 27, 2011, approximately 1530 central standard time, a Cessna LC42-550FG, N1018Q, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Llano Municipal Airport, Llano, Texas. The flight instructor and pilot on board the airplane were not injured. The cross country flight was registered to and operated by the pilot in command under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated on no flight plan. The flight originated from Conroe, Texas, at 1310 central standard time. According to a written statement provided by the pilot-in-command (PIC), the airplane bounced slightly and settled back onto the runway. When it touched down a second time, it bounced higher. The nose was lowered and the PIC attempted to flare, but the airplane did not respond. The airplane landed slightly nose low and the nose gear failed. The airplane slid approximately 1,000 feet down the runway on its nose gear and propeller. The airplane's nose gear, propeller, left main landing gear, and left wing were substantially damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1018Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1018Q), registered now, S/N 421018, built 2009 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA LC42-550FG - Registry model: [Cessna LC42-550FG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-lc42-550fg) (registry code 2073321) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-550-N](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (registry code 17215, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 421018 - Engines: Continental IO-550-N 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Chemtec Aviation LLC - Registered owner: Chemtec Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Departed: CXO, Conroe, TX - Destination: AQO, Llano, TX - Airport: AQO, Llano Municipal, runway 17, 4,202 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 61; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 26, 2011; seat: right; flight hours: 2,404 total, 13 in this make and model, 2,404 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days - Pilot; age 36; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 26, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 130 total, 10 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 11 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.57 inHg - Observed at: AQO ## 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 20110227006539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110227006539A), Feb 27, 2011: Cessna Aircraft Co LC42-550FG, Llano, TX, Substantial damage. During landing the aircraft had a hard landing because the gust of wind picked up. Aircraft hit nose gear first, causing damage to propeller, nose gear and… 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.