# NTSB CHI03LA231: Cessna 182H, N460JH, New Era, MI, July 29, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 29, 2003, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC) - Place: New Era, MI - Coordinates: 43.549537, -86.339584 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5495&lon=-86.3396&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 57587 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA231 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57587/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA231 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudged flare which led to a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the landing gear. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear - overload (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage when the airplane's nose gear collapsed during landing. The airplane subsequently flipped over. The pilot stated, "The approach was normal with full flaps and the nose trimmed slightly high. Upon touchdown the nose wheel collapsed and the aircraft pitched down and the prop dug in. Then the airplane flipped on its back. The wind was variable at 5 knots. The pilot's report did not list any mechanical malfunctions occurring during the flight. Examination of the airplane wreckage revealed no pre-existing anomalies. ## Factual narrative On July 29, 2003, about 1145 central daylight time, a Cessna 182H, N460JH, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when the airplane flipped over when the airplane's nose gear collapsed during a landing at a private airstrip near New Era, Michigan. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Oceana County Airport (C04), near Hart/Shelby, Michigan, at 1130 and was performing a landing at the private airstrip at the time of the accident. The pilot stated: I left in my aircraft from my home base of C04 to fly out to my private grass strip for a visit. The approach was normal with full flaps and the nose trimmed slightly high. Upon touchdown the nose wheel collapsed and the aircraft pitched down and the prop dug in. Then the airplane flipped on its back. At 1055, the recorded Muskegon County Airport, near Muskegon, Michigan, weather was: Wind variable at 5 knots; visibility 10 statute miles; sky condition clear; temperature 24 degrees C; dew point 13 degrees C; altimeter 30.05 inches of mercury. The pilot's report did not list any mechanical malfunctions occurring during the accident flight. A Federal Aviation Administration Inspector examined the airplane wreckage and no pre-existing anomalies were detected. The pilot reported: This aircraft had ... [an inertia] reel shoulder harness system installed ... and I walked away with just a scratch on my arm. I highly recommend them in any aircraft with just a lap belt installed. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N460JH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N460JH-2018-02-16), registration cancelled 2018-02-16, S/N 18256285, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182H - Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (registry code 17071, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18256285 - Airframe hours: 1864.74 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: James Hoekenga - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 20, 2002, 23 hours before - Departed: C04, HART/SHELBY, MI - Destination: New Era, MI - Airport: runway 360, 1,050 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review December 10, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 324 total, 115 in this make and model, 281 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: MKG, 35 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 20030729018169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030729018169A), Jul 29, 2003: Cessna 182H, New Era, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) The wren conversion CE-182 hit on the nose wheel during the landing causing the nose strut to shear off. The aircraft rolled inverted. The sole occupant… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.