# NTSB CEN13CA236: Cessna T182T, N538MA, Colorado Springs, CO, April 21, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 21, 2013, 12:45 local (18:45 UTC) - Place: Colorado Springs, CO - Coordinates: 38.805557, -104.700553 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8056&lon=-104.7006&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 23, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 86700 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA236 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86700/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86700 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA236 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced 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 T182T, 22 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [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 T182T, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/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); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was practicing touch-and-go landings and had completed five when the tower air traffic controller requested that he do a short approach. The pilot stated that he was landing with full flaps, and the wind was 180 degrees at 5 knots gusting to 18 knots. He added that the airplane landed “flat” and bounced. The airplane drifted to the right, and the pilot was unable to correct the drift. The airplane exited the runway and came to rest nose down in a shallow ditch. Examination of the airplane revealed that the left wing tip was damaged and the nose gear had collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he was practicing touch-n-go landings and had completed five, when the air traffic controller requested that he do a short approach. The pilot stated that he was landing with full flaps and the wind was gusting to 18 knots. He added that the airplane landed “flat” and bounced. The airplane drifted to the right and the pilot was unable to correct the drift. The airplane exited the runway, coming to rest nose down in a shallow ditch. Examination of the airplane revealed the left wing tip was damaged and the nose-gear had collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N538MA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538MA-2021-02-23), registration cancelled 2021-02-23, S/N T18208327, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T - Registry model: [Cessna T182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (registry code 2072738) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T18208327 - Airframe hours: 859 - Engines: LYCOMING TIO-540 SER 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Air Illini, LLC - Registered owner: Air Illini, LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2013 - Departed: KCOS, Colorado Springs, CO - Destination: KCOS, Colorado Springs, CO - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: KCOS, Colorado Springs Muncipal, runway 17L, 13,501 × 150 ft ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 23, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 104 total, 15 in this make and model, 45 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 5 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 18 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: KCOS ## 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 20130421006869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130421006869A), Apr 21, 2013: Cessna T182T, Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. On 04-21-2013 at approximately 1344 hrs a Cessna T182 sustained substantial damage while landing at Colorado springs airport (kcos). Pilot on board was the… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 21, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86700. 4.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 793 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40392950&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 56 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40392951&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF - Photo 1: Damaged airplane (FAA photo) (item 3, .PDF, 56 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40392956&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%3A%20Damaged%20airplane%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20(FAA%20photo)-Master.PDF - Photo 2: Damaged firewall (FAA photo) (item 4, .PDF, 3.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40392959&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%3A%20Damaged%20firewall%20%20%20%20(FAA%20photo)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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