# NTSB CHI00LA217: Cessna 182S, N7278S, Millard, NE, July 22, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 22, 2000, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Millard, NE - Coordinates: 41.229614, -96.120834 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2296&lon=-96.1208&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 26, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49818 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA217 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49818/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA217 ## Probable cause the improper recovery from the bounced landing and the porpoise encountered by the pilot. Factors were the misjudged flare by the pilot and the runway light. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - encountered, pilot in command (cause) - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - runway light (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane was damaged during landing and a collision with a runway light. The pilot said, "I bounced on initial ground contact. I applied full power hoping to go around but when I looked down the runway, I wasn't sure if I would safely clear the obstacles at the end of the runway. I tried to control the bouncing, but the plane started to porpoise. I realized the nose gear was damaged and I skidded off the edge of the runway until it stopped." A postaccident examination of the aircraft did not reveal any anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction in his written report. ## Factual narrative On July 22, 2000, at 1130 central daylight time, a Cessna 182S, N7278S, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged during a hard landing and the subsequent collision with a runway light on runway 12 (3,801 feet by 75 feet, concrete), at the Millard Airport (MLE), Millard, Nebraska. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The flight departed the Galesburg Regional Airport, Galesburg, Illinois, at 0900. In a written statement the pilot said, "Weather at airport (MLE) was clear. I started on a long final. I let a Citabria land ahead of me. [On] final approach as I neared threshold of runway 12, I realized I would be short, so I added power. I bounced on initial ground contact. I applied full power hoping to go around but when I looked down the runway, I wasn't sure if I would safely clear the obstacles at the end of the runway. I tried to control the bouncing, but the plane started to porpoise. I realized the nose gear was damaged and I skidded off the edge of the runway until it stopped." A postaccident examination of the aircraft did not reveal any anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction in his written report. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7278S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7278S), registered now, S/N 18280506, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182S - Registry model: [Cessna 182S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (registry code 2072701) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 182-80506 - Airframe hours: 492 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Andrew J Kleczek - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 13, 2000, 50 hours before - Departed: GBG, GALESBURG, IL - Destination: MLE - Airport: MLE, Millard Airport, runway 12, 3,801 × 75 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 140 total, 12 in this make and model, 71 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 151 °F, dew point 138 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: OMA, 12 nm away ## 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 20000722011559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722011559A), Jul 22, 2000: Cessna 182S, Omaha, NE, No damage. (-23) Pilot was landing on runway 12, when he lost control causing the a/c to porpoise. The pilot lost directional control of a/c causing it to veer off the… From the NTSB's public API. 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