# NTSB CHI04CA251: Cessna 182T, N379BF, Lake In The Hil, IL, September 9, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: September 9, 2004, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Lake In The Hil, IL
- Coordinates: 42.208332, -88.323333
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2083&lon=-88.3233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 2004
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 60156
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI04CA251
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60156/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA251

## Probable cause

the excessive descent rate resulting in a hard landing.

## Sequence of events

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

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

## Analysis

The pilot reported that on his first landing "... the rate of descent was inadequate and the speed higher so I decreased power further but flared too late.  The aircraft

bounced off the front and main wheels hard and I immediately applied partial power.  The aircraft bounced a second time and I applied full power for an ascent and go-around".

## Factual narrative

On September 9, 2004, about 1130 central daylight time, a Cessna 182T, N379BF, piloted by a private pilot was substantially damaged during a landing on runway 26 (3050 feet by 50 feet, asphalt) at Lake in the Hills Airport (3CK) Lake in the Hills, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 and the IFR flight plan had been cancelled at the time of the accident.    The pilot and passenger were not injured.  The flight had originated from Urbana, Illinois about 1020.

The pilot reported that on his first landing "... the rate of descent was inadequate and the speed higher so I decreased power further but flared too late.  The aircraft bounced off the front and main wheels hard and I immediately applied partial power."

The pilot reported in the Recommendations Section of the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report that "Slower and shallower descent on final approach to prevent sudden impact on landing gear".

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N379BF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N379BF), registered now, S/N T18208253, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182T
- Registry model: [Cessna T182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (registry code 2072738) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T18208253
- Engines: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: URBANA, IL
- Destination: LAKE IN THE HIL, IL
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 271 total, 22 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20040909026079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040909026079A), Sep 9, 2004: Cessna T182T, Lake In The Hil, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 9, 2004, at approximately 1215 CDT while landing at lake-in-the-Hills, IL, the private pilot impacted the runway with the nose gear, causing…

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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