# NTSB CEN12LA493: Cessna 182G, N3198S, Montrose, CO, July 30, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 30, 2012, 13:45 local (19:45 UTC) - Place: Montrose, CO - Coordinates: 38.509723, -107.894165 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5097&lon=-107.8942&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 November 26, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - Salt Lake City - NTSB case key (mKey): 84506 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12LA493 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84506/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84506 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA493 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate 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 · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2072716), [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 182G, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072716), [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 182G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The accident occurred while the pilot was attempting to land. The pilot reported that the airplane bounced upon touchdown and that she initially believed it would settle back onto the runway without further incident. However, the airplane landed hard and bounced for a second time. The pilot responded with a small increase in engine power in an attempt to regain control, but the airplane impacted nosewheel first and began to porpoise. The pilot reported that the subsequent two to three touchdowns were progressively harder and each involved the nosewheel touching down before the main landing gear. The airplane eventually came to rest near the right edge of the runway in a nose-down attitude. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. ## Factual narrative On July 30, 2012, about 1345 mountain daylight time, a Cessna model 182G airplane, N3198S, was substantially damaged while landing at Montrose Regional Airport (KMTJ), Montrose, Colorado. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by private individuals under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that originated from Grand Junction Regional Airport (KGJT), Grand Junction, Colorado, about 1315. The pilot reported that the airplane bounced upon touchdown on runway 35 (10,000 feet by 150 feet, asphalt) and that she initially believed it would settle back onto the runway without further incident. However, the airplane landed hard and bounced for a second time. The pilot responded with a small increase in engine power in an attempt to regain control, but the airplane impacted nose wheel first and began to porpoise. The pilot reported that the subsequent 2 to 3 landings were progressively harder and each involved the nose wheel touching down before the main landing gear. The airplane eventually came to rest near the right edge of the runway in a nose down attitude. The fuselage and firewall were substantially damaged during the accident. The pilot noted that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. At 1353, the airport's automatic weather observing station reported the following weather conditions: wind from 330 degrees at 7 knots, visibility 10 miles, sky clear, temperature 31 degrees Celsius, dew point 11 degrees Celsius, altimeter 30.25 inches of mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3198S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3198S-2013-07-30), registration cancelled 2013-07-30, S/N 18255698, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G - Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18255698 - Airframe hours: 2946 - Engines: Teledyne Continental Motors O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Michael R. Aimerito - Registered owner: Michael R. Aimerito - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 6, 2012 - Departed: KGJT, Grand Junction, CO - Destination: KMTJ, Montrose, CO - Airport: KMTJ, Montrose Regional Airport, runway 35, 10,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 29, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 613 total, 500 in this make and model, 550 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.25 inHg - Observed at: KMTJ ## 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 20120730015379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120730015379A), Jul 30, 2012: Cessna 182G, Montrose, CO, Substantial damage. Landing at Montrose, CO airport, pilot reported that the airplane skipped during touchdown, which was followed by landing gear collapse and airplane came to… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 12, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84506. 937 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 859 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40376122&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports (item 2, .PDF, 78 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40376124&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports-Master.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. 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