# NTSB CHI99LA244: Cessna 182N, N92215, Green Bay, WI, July 19, 1999

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 19, 1999, 13:13 local (18:13 UTC)
- Place: Green Bay, WI
- Coordinates: 44.590248, -88.120513 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5902&lon=-88.1205&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 22, 2000
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 46838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA244
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46838/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA244

## Probable cause

The pilot's delayed flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - encountered, pilot in command
  - remedial action - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command
- Nose gear collapsed, landing

## Analysis

The pilot said the landing approach speed was 85 mph.  As he flared, the main wheels hit the runway followed by the nose wheel.  He stated that the nose gear collapsed and the propeller struck the runway stopping the engine.  During a telephone interview, the pilot said the airplane porpoised a couple times and on the third porpoise he felt the nose gear collapse.

## Factual narrative

On July 19, 1999, at 1313 central daylight time, a Cessna 182N, N92215, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing and subsequent porpoise on runway 06 (7,699 feet X 150 feet dry/grooved concrete) at Austin Straubel International Airport, Green Bay, Wisconsin.  The private rated pilot and three passengers reported no injuries.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the 14 CFR Part 91 flight.  The airplane was not operating on a flight plan.  The flight originated from Mackinac Island Airport, Mackinac Island, Michigan at 1200.

In a written statement, the pilot said that he was cleared to land on runway 06.  He said that the airplane was moving at 85 mph on final approach and he was in control for a good landing right on the numbers.  He said that as he flared, the main wheels hit the runway.  The pilot said that as the nose wheel touched down, it collapsed.  He said that the propeller struck the runway and stopped the motor.

During a telephone interview, the pilot said that on touchdown the nose gear went down and the airplane porpoised a couple times.  The pilot stated that on the third porpoise he felt the nose gear collapse.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92215](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92215), registered now, S/N 18260095, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182N
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18260095
- Airframe hours: 4431
- Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Raymond G. Dignan
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 13, 1998, 43 hours before
- Departed: MCD, MACKINAC ISLAND, MI
- Destination: GRB
- Airport: GRB, Austin Straubel Iap, runway 6, 7,699 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 512 total, 401 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,600 ft broken
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GBR, 1 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 19990719009329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990719009329A), Jul 19, 1999: Cessna 182N, Green Bay, WI, Substantial damage. Nosegear collapsed upon landing on rwy 06 at Green Bay, WI. (.19)on July 19, 1999, at 1313 central daylight time, a Cessna 182N, N92215, sustained substantial…

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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