# NTSB DEN01LA031: Cessna R182, N2386C, Broomfield, CO, December 13, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 13, 2000, 11:58 local (18:58 UTC) - Place: Broomfield, CO - Coordinates: 39.940105, -105.059257 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9401&lon=-105.0593&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 30, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50814 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN01LA031 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50814/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA031 ## Probable cause the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the dual student, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the dual student flaring the airplane prematurely, resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - airspeed - not maintained, dual student (cause) - flare - premature, dual student (contributing factor) - stall/mush - inadvertent, dual student - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown ## Analysis The airplane was cleared to land on runway 11L. The flight instructor said that despite the wind 'shifting directions,' correct wind correction was applied and the airplane landed. During the rollout, the nose started shaking and full up elevator was applied. The propeller struck the ground and the airplane came to a halt. But according to the airplane owner who witnessed the accident, the airplane 'was too high for normal glidepath...the plane suddenly descended in a near level flight attitude from an altitude of approximately 40 feet above the runway...the plane hit in a full stalled configuration,' which drove the landing gear into the fuselage. The airplane was destroyed. ## Factual narrative On December 13, 2000, at 1158 mountain standard time, a Cessna R182, N2386C, operated by McAir Aviation, Inc., was destroyed during a hard landing at Jeffco Airport, Broomfield, Colorado. The commercial certificated flight instructor and her private certificated student were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed for the instructional flight being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Pueblo, Colorado, appoximately 45 minutes before the accident. According to the accident report submitted by the flight instructor, they were cleared to land on runway 11L. Despite the wind "shifting directions," proper wind correction was applied and the airplane landed. During the rollout, the nose started shaking and full up elevator was applied. The propeller struck the ground and the airplane came to a halt. According to the airplane owner who witnessed the accident, the airplane "was too high for normal glidepath...the plane suddenly descended in a near level flight attitude from an altitude of approximately 40 feet above the runway...the plane hit in a full stalled configuration." Postaccident inspection revealed the airframe was extensively damaged, particularly around the cabin doors when the main landing gear was driven up into the fuselage. The airplane was subsequently declared to be a total loss. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2386C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2386C), registered now, S/N R18200173, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna R182 - Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: R18200173 - Airframe hours: 5589 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-J3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Mcair Aviation, Inc. - Registered owner: R And R Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 3, 2000, 71 hours before - Departed: PUB, PUEBLO, CO - Destination: BJC - Airport: BJC, Jeffco, runway 11L, 9,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 23; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 906 total, 5 in this make and model, 729 as pilot in command, 21 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken - Temperature: 25 °F, dew point 14 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: BJC ## 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 20001213027069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001213027069A), Dec 13, 2000: Cessna R182, Denver, CO, No damage. (-23) This was an instructional flight for Mr. O'byrne. The NTSB confirmed my finding in their report, which stated: witnesses reported that "the airplane was… ## Other investigations on N2386C (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 SEA84LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA230), Sep 19, 1984: Cessna R-182 (N2386C), Mountain Home, ID, substantial damage 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. 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