# NTSB CEN22LA444: Rockwell International 112A, N1462J, Lee's Summit, MO, August 23, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: August 23, 2022, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Lee's Summit, MO
- Coordinates: 38.959097, -94.371895 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9591&lon=-94.3719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA / Kansas City FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 106861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA444
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106861/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106861
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA444

## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and the nose landing gear collapse.

## 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 · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Rockwell International 112A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=7630302), [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: [Rockwell International 112A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7630302), [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: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Rockwell International 112A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=7630302), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Rockwell International 112A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=7630302), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that, during landing, the airplane “bounced”; however, he felt that he had “full control of the glide for the rest of the landing”. The airplane bounced again after which the propeller struck the ground and the nose landing gear collapsed when the airplane stopped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1462J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1462J), registered now, S/N 462, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 112A
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 112A](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112a) (registry code 7630302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1462L
- Year built: 1976
- Engines: Lycoming IO360 SER reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: KSQI, Rock Falls, IL
- Destination: KLXT, Lees Summit, MO
- Airport: KLXT, Lee's Summit Municipal Airport, runway 18/36, 5,501 × 100 ft, concrete
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 84; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 19, 2022; seat: left; flight hours: 418 total, 76 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 29.99 inHg
- Observed at: KLXT
- METAR: METAR KLXT 232153Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM CLR 28/16 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02780156=

## 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 20220823021159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220823021159A), Aug 23, 2022: Rockwell International 112A, Lee'S Summit, MO, Substantial damage. Airman misjudged traffic pattern setting up an unstable approach to land leading to a hard landing, bounce, secondary landing on prop/ nose-gear, bounce and…

## Other investigations on N1462J (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC78DTK39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTK39), Sep 14, 1978: Rockwell IN 112 (N1462J), Parkston, SD, substantial damage

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 27, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106861. 2.1 MB in all.

- Pilot's statement (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 108 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15244210&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Statement%20CEN22LA444_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15244280&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-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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