# NTSB DEN04LA039: Cessna 182Q, N5202N, St. George, UT, January 18, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 18, 2004, 10:40 local (17:40 UTC) - Place: St. George, UT - Coordinates: 37.071388, -113.591941 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0714&lon=-113.5919&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 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 58640 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN04LA039 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58640/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA039 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command ## Analysis The pilot was performing touch and go landings. On the third landing, the airplane touched down normally, but then became airborne again. The pilot said he delayed putting the power in, thinking the airplane would settle. The airplane's nose dropped and the nose gear hit the runway resulting in a bounced landing. The pilot executed a go around, flew the airplane around the pattern, and made a full stop landing. A post-flight inspection of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the lower right side of the firewall. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative On January 18, 2004, at 1040 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N5202N, owned and operated by the Civil Air Patrol, Inc., and piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing at St. George Municipal Airport (SGU), St. George, Utah. The private pilot and pilot-rated passenger on board the airplane were not injured. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The local flight originated at approximately 1015. The pilot reported that he was performing touch and go landings. On his third landing, the pilot said the airplane touched down normally, but then became airborne again. The pilot said he delayed putting the power in, thinking the airplane would settle. The airplane's nose dropped and the nose gear hit the runway resulting in a bounced landing. The pilot executed a go around, flew the airplane around the pattern, and made an uneventful full stop landing. An inspection of the airplane after the flight revealed that the lower right side of the firewall was bent aft. The right side fuselage, aft of the fuselage/firewall intersection was wrinkled to just aft of the static port, and one propeller blade was bent aft at the blade tip. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls, and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies. Wind conditions at the time of the accident were 090 degrees at 3 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5202N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5202N), registered now, S/N 18267568, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182Q - Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18267568 - Airframe hours: 3968.6 - Engines: Continental O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Civil Air Patrol, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 15, 2003, 69.4 hours before - Departed: SGU, St. George, UT - Airport: SGU, St. George Municipal Airport, runway 16, 6,606 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review January 24, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 591 total, 15 in this make and model, 570 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 30.22 inHg - Observed at: SGU, 340 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 20040118000339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040118000339A), Jan 18, 2004: Cessna 182Q, Saint George, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) During touch and go practice procedures pilot came in too high and too fast and had a hard landing bounced in the air and then did a go around and re… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.