# NTSB CHI07CA158: Cessna 182S, N2366M, Cedarburg, WI, May 28, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 28, 2007, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Cedarburg, WI
- Coordinates: 43.666667, -88
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6667&lon=-88.0000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Milwaukeem WI FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 65981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07CA158
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65981/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA158

## Probable cause

The improper landing flare which resulted in the airplane porpoising during the landing and the subsequent overload of the nose gear.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

The airplane nosed over during a landing on a 2,700 foot long turf airstrip.  The pilot reported he circled the airstrip and that the winds were light and variable so he decided to land on runway 36.  He reported that the airplane porpoised twice during the landing.  He reported that when the airplane touched down the third time, he discovered the nose gear had broken off and the airplane subsequently nosed over.

## Factual narrative

On May 28, 2007, at 1145 central daylight time, a Cessna 182S, N2366M, nosed over following a loss of control while landing on runway 36 (2,700 foot long, turf) at Covered Bridges, a private airstrip in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.  The private pilot and three passengers on board were not injured.  The airplane was substantially damaged.  The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan.  The flight originated from the Palwaukee Airport (PWK) Wheeling, Illinois, at 1005.

The pilot reported he circled the airstrip and that the winds were light and variable so he decided to land on runway 36.  He reported that the airplane porpoised twice during the landing.  He reported that when the airplane touched down the third time, he discovered the nose gear had broken off and the airplane subsequently nosed over.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2366M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2366M), registered now, S/N 18280447, built 1999 (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: 18280447
- Engines: Lycoming IO-540 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Lee E. Norton
- Registered owner: Eagle Talon, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: PWK, Wheeling, IL
- Destination: Cedarburg, WI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 334 total, 161 in this make and model, 223 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 30.25 inHg

## 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 20070528014709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070528014709A), May 28, 2007: Cessna 182S, Grafton, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was on a trip to visit relatives with three pax. He stated he circled the airport and determined runway 36 looked the best, with wind not a factor.…

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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