# NTSB CEN22LA175: Cessna 182Q, N978C, Hebbronville, TX, April 9, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: April 9, 2022, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Hebbronville, TX
- Coordinates: 27.311389, -98.681111 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3114&lon=-98.6811&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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA Flight Standards
- NTSB case key (mKey): 104940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA175
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104940/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104940
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA175

## Probable cause

The pilots improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and loss of airplane control.

## 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 182Q, 34 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072732), [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 · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2072732), [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: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that he flared too high resulting in a hard landing. The airplane bounced, drifted to the right, and went through a fence colliding with some trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the leading edge of the right wing as well as the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N978C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N978C), registered now, S/N 18267017, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18267017
- Year built: 1979
- Airframe hours: 3096.1
- Engines: Continental Motors IO-550-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: La Avioneta LLC
- Registered owner: La Avioneta LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 3, 2022
- Departed: PVT, Hebronville, TX
- Destination: PVT, Hebronville, TX
- Airport: PVT, Stark Ranch, runway --, 2,900 × 75 ft, gravel
- Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 26, 2020; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 339 total, 37 in this make and model, 166 as pilot in command, 2.6 in the last 90 days, 1.3 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 13 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
- Observed at: KHBV, 4 nm away
- METAR: METAR KHBV 091635Z AUTO 18013G18KT 7SM CLR 26/10 A3013

## 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 20220409005219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220409005219A), Apr 9, 2022: Cessna 182Q, Hebbronville, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that on approach to landing on the south facing runway of Star K Ranch, he entered into a flare that was too high. The subsequent loss of airspeed…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 2, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104940. 11.6 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 10.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13678773&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Rpt%20--%20CEN22LA175_redacted-Rel.pdf
- Accident photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 791 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13678763&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Photos%20--%20CEN22LA175-Rel.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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