# NTSB CHI07CA153: Cessna 182S, N234ME, Harvard, IL, May 10, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 10, 2007, 14:39 local (19:39 UTC)
- Place: Harvard, IL
- Coordinates: 42.4025, -88.632225
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4025&lon=-88.6322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 65971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07CA153
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65971/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA153

## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which caused the nose gear to collapse and subsequent damage to the propellor and underside of the airplane.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - grass
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - grass
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

The airplane was substantially damaged when the nose gear collapsed during landing on runway 27 (3589 feet by 105 feet, turf). The pilot reported that after the airplane landed, it bounced back into the air. When the airplane touched down again, the nose gear collapsed, causing damage to the propeller and the underside of the airplane.

## Factual narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged when the nose gear collapsed during landing on runway 27 (3589 feet by 105 feet, turf). The pilot reported that after the airplane landed, it bounced back into the air. When the airplane touched down again, the nose gear collapsed, causing damage to the propeller and the underside of the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N234ME](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234ME), registered now, S/N 18280751, built 2000 (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 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18280751
- Airframe hours: 1140
- Engines: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2007
- Departed: C52, BURLINGTON, WI
- Destination: 0C0, Harvard, IL
- Airport: 0C0, Dacy, runway 27, 3,589 × 105 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 2,400 total, 40 in this make and model, 2,400 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 18,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter: 29.90 inHg
- Observed at: KJVL, 21 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 20070510009109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070510009109A), May 10, 2007: Cessna 182S, Harvard, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon landing on RW27 at Dacy Airport, Harvard, IL (K0C0), PIC reported excessive speed on final. Touchdown was hard, airplane bounced and came back down…

## Other investigations on N234ME (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 ERA20LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA323), Sep 18, 2020: Cessna 182 (N234ME), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind takeoff, which resulted in a collision with airport lights and a sign.

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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