# NTSB CHI00LA304: Cessna 182S, N97TD, Wichita, KS, September 22, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 21, 2000, 20:10 local (Sep 22, 2000, 01:10 UTC) - Place: Wichita, KS - Coordinates: 37.699504, -97.439636 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6995&lon=-97.4396&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50320 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA304 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50320/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA304 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing and his failure to go-around. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor) - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot said he began his roundout approximately 20 feet above the runway. 'As the throttle was pulled to idle, the aircraft ballooned to about 5 feet and the stall warning horn sounded.' The pilot said he lowered the nose slightly, the airplane touched down on its main gear, and 'bounced again about 5 feet.' The pilot lowered the nose again to just above level flight. 'The aircraft sank rapidly and impacted firmly on the main gear.' The nose gear struck the runway and collapsed. 'The aircraft bounced again - about 5 feet, then landed on the mains first with the nose dropping. The final bounce was approximately 10 feet above the runway, and settled rapidly in a slight nose up attitude. The airplane landed on the main landing gear, then the nose. The aircraft was allowed to coast to [taxiway] A5, and was turned off the runway using brakes.' An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative On September 21, 2000, at 2010 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 182S, N97TD, operated by a private pilot, was substantially damage during a hard landing on runway 19L (7,302 feet by 150 feet, dry concrete) at the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, Wichita, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was on file. The pilot and two passengers on board the airplane reported no injuries. The local flight originated at the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport at 1920 cdt. In his written statement, the pilot said he began his roundout approximately 20 feet above the runway. "As the throttle was pulled to idle, the aircraft ballooned to about 5 feet and the stall warning horn sounded." The pilot said he lowered the nose slightly, the airplane touched down on its main gear, and "bounced again about 5 feet." The pilot said he lowered the nose again to just above level flight. "The aircraft sank rapidly and impacted firmly on the main gear." The nose gear struck the runway and collapsed. "The aircraft bounced again - about 5 feet, then landed on the mains first with the nose dropping. The final bounce was approximately 10 feet above the runway, and settled rapidly in a slight nose up attitude. The airplane landed on the main landing gear, then the nose. The aircraft was allowed to coast to [taxiway] A5, and was turned off the runway using brakes." A Federal Aviation Administration operations inspector examined the airplane at the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. The blades on the three-blade propeller were bent aft approximately 5 inches. The nose gear was pushed up into the airplane. The firewall was bent upward and buckled. The fuselage behind the firewall was bent aft and buckled. The forward part of the cabin was twisted. The main landing gear legs were bend upward. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls, brakes, and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N97TD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97TD-2005-02-08), registration cancelled 2005-02-08, S/N 18280012, built 1997 (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-AB1A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ab1a5) (registry code 41808, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18280012 - Airframe hours: 775 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Cessna Employees Flying Club - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 25, 2000, 47 hours before - Departed: ICT - Airport: ICT, Wichita Midcontinent Arpt, runway 19L, 7,302 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 75 total, 3 in this make and model, 26 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Dusk - Wind: 130° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: ICT, 1 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 20000921014309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000921014309A), Sep 21, 2000: Cessna 182S, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) Wichita, KS. Mid-Continent airport for a landing on rwy 19L. He made the round out at approx. 20 feet above the rwy, then the a/c ballooned, stalled and… ## Other investigations on N97TD (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 FTW03FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA114), Mar 21, 2003: Cessna 182S (N97TD), Fayetteville, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to fly a stabilized, published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain. Factors were the low clouds and night conditions. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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