# NTSB CHI05CA132: Cessna 182F, N3225U, Osage Beach, MO, May 30, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 30, 2005, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Osage Beach, MO - Coordinates: 38.110553, -92.680557 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1106&lon=-92.6806&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Kansas City, MO FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 61621 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA132 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61621/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA132 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper flare and his inadequate recovery from the bounced landing which resulted in a hard landing. A factor associated with the accident was the improper landing 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) - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - inadvertent, pilot in command - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis The airplane impacted the runway following a loss of control while landing. The pilot stated that upon returning to the airport the winds were reported over the UNICOM frequency as being calm, so he entered the he entered the traffic pattern for runway 14. He stated he that he was too high during this landing attempt so he initiated a go-around. The pilot stated he extended his final approach during the next landing attempt. He stated the approach looked good, but he "misjudged the flare and porpoised several times." The pilot stated he realized the airplane was damaged when he heard a clicking sound while using the right rudder pedal. ## Factual narrative On May 30, 2005, at 1600 central daylight time, a Cessna 182F, N3225U, experienced a hard landing on runway 14 (3,205 feet by 60 feet, asphalt) at the Grand Glaize Airport (K15), Osage Beach, Missouri. The private pilot and three passengers were not injured. The airplane received substantial damage. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The local flight originated from K15 at 1530. The pilot stated that upon returning to the airport the winds were reported over the UNICOM frequency as being calm, so he entered the he entered the traffic pattern for runway 14. He stated he that he was too high during this landing attempt so he initiated a go-around. The pilot stated he extended his final approach during the next landing attempt. He stated the approach looked good, but he "misjudged the flare and porpoised several times." The pilot stated he realized the airplane was damaged when he heard a clicking sound while using the right rudder pedal. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3225U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3225U), registered now, S/N 18254625, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182F - Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18254625 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Thomas S. Gittemeier, Jr. - Registered owner: Daniel Boone Flying Club, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: K15, Osage Beach, MO - Destination: K15 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 38; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 180 total, 77 in this make and model, 138 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: AIZ ## 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 20050530009789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050530009789A), May 30, 2005: Cessna 182F, Osage Beach, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) This was a local sight-seeing flight from Osage Beach, Missouri (K15) over the lake of the ozarks. The pilot returned to land at the airport on runway 14… 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.