# NTSB CHI98LA358: Cessna 182K, N3054Q, Eldon, MO, September 18, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 18, 1998, 16:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place: Eldon, MO
- Coordinates: 38.349727, -92.56932 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3497&lon=-92.5693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 44007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI98LA358
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/44007/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA358

## Probable cause

The pilot's not correcting for a porpoise condition during landing roll.

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose gear collapsed, landing
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - collapsed
  - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The pilot of the accident airplane said that he flared high.  He said he pulled back on the yoke for the flare and the airplane porpoised.  He said that he maintained yoke position through the third bounce and then relaxed the yoke position.  The nose gear collapsed and the firewall buckled.  The pilot, in his pilot report regarding owner safety recommendations stated: 'more flight time and more frequent trips and landing practice'.

## Factual narrative

On September 18, 1998, at 1655 central daylight time, a Cessna 182K, N3054Q, operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a landing on runway 18 (3,300' X 75' dry/concrete), at Eldon Model Airpark, near Eldon, Missouri.  The pilot stated that the airplane porpoised three or four times prior to the nose landing gear collapsing.  The pilot reported no injuries.  The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions.  No flight plan was on file.  The local flight departed at 1615.

In his written statement, the pilot reported that he performed one landing on runway 36 and this was his second landing on runway 18.  He said that during this approach to landing he flared high and bounced with the yoke pulled back for the flare.  He said that he maintained yoke position through second and third bounce, but then relaxed the yoke position, which he said, resulted in a more nose down attitude.   The nose gear collapsed and the firewall was damaged.

The pilot, in his pilot report regarding owner safety recommendations stated: "more flight time and more frequent trips and landing practice".

An inspection of the wreckage was conducted.  The inspection did not reveal that any defects existed prior to the accident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3054Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182K
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18258054
- Engines: Continental O-470R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: C G  L Flying Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: H79
- Airport: H79, Eldon Model Airpark, runway 18, 3,300 × 75 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 70; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 397 total, 244 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 100° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: AIZ, 36 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 19980918025459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980918025459A), Sep 18, 1998: Cessna 182K, Eldon, MO, Substantial damage. Acft landed on rwy 18 bounced three time and on the third bounce, the nose geara collapsed and the propeller bent, the acft slid to a stop approx 75' from the…

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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