# NTSB CHI02LA178: Cessna 182Q, N4833N, Vermillion, SD, June 15, 2002

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 14, 2002, 21:00 local (Jun 15, 2002, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: Vermillion, SD
- Coordinates: 42.78054, -96.920547 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7805&lon=-96.9205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 2003
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 55134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA178
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55134/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55134
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA178

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The airplane was substantially damaged during a hard landing.  The pilot stated that he bounced and hit hard during landing.  He then executed a go-around and landed the airplane during his second landing attempt.

## Factual narrative

On June 14, 2002, at 2100 central daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N4833N, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged during a hard landing on runway 30 (4,105 feet by 75 feet, asphalt) at the Harold Davidson Field Airport (VMR), Vermillion, South Dakota.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan.  The pilot and passenger were uninjured.  The flight originated from the Eppley Airfield Airport, Omaha, Nebraska, at 2100, and was en route to VMR.

The pilot stated in a written statement, "While landing a 182 I bounced, applied full power and hit hard, bending the nose wheel.  I executed a go-around then landed."

The Federal Aviation Administration inspector's examination of the airplane revealed that the nose gear and firewall were bent.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4833N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4833N), registered now, S/N 18267403 (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: 18267403
- Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Phillip Prossnitz
- Registered owner: James Gavers
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: OMA, Omaha, NE
- Destination: VMR, Vermillion, SD
- Airport: VMR, Harold Davidson Field, runway 30, 4,105 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review November 15, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 450 total, 120 in this make and model, 450 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 320° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observed at: YKN, 16 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 20020614013769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020614013769A), Jun 14, 2002: Cessna 182Q, Vermlillion, SD, No damage. (-23) Pilot, attempting landing near sunset, hit hard and bounced. Pilot added power to attempt go around and airplane hit ground again but hit runway lights.…

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 13, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55134. 271 KB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 271 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40445367&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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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