# NTSB DEN06CA110: Cessna 182E, N3344Y, Roset, WY, August 4, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 4, 2006, 16:15 local (22:15 UTC) - Place: Roset, WY - Coordinates: 42.755401, -107.302497 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7554&lon=-107.3025&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards Field Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 64285 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN06CA110 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64285/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA110 ## Probable cause an inadvertent pilot-induced porpoise and his improper remedial action. A contributing factor was the wind gust. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - remedial action - improper, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot was landing on runway 34 at his private airstrip (2,100 ft. x 50 ft., dirt). He said the wind, as reported by a nearby ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System), was from 300 degrees at 7 knots, with gusts to 16 knots. He approached at 65 KIAS (knots indicated airspeed), using 20 degrees of flaps. "On short final I experienced a sharp gust of wind and increased power and added more left rudder to compensate," the pilot wrote. The airplane touched down 12-15 knots too fast and the airplane began to porpoise halfway down the runway. The nose gear hit "sharply." The pilot taxied to his hangar. Post accident examination revealed the firewall was wrinkled and the propeller was bent. ## Factual narrative On August 3, 2006, approximately 1615 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182E, N3344Y, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it struck terrain while landing at private airstrip in Roset, Wyoming. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal cross-country flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, and a VFR flight plan had been filed. The pilot and his passenger were not injured. The flight originated at Billings, Montana, approximately 1500 and was en route to Roset, Wyoming. According to a telephone interview with the pilot and the accident report he submitted, he was landing on runway 34, (2,100 ft. x 50 ft., dirt) at his private airstrip. He said the wind, as reported by the Gillette ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System), was from 300 degrees at 7 knots, with gusts to 16 knots. He approached at 65 KIAS (knots indicated airspeed), using 20 degrees of flaps. "On short final I experienced a sharp gust of wind and increased power and added more left rudder to compensate," the pilot wrote. The airplane touched down 12-15 knots too fast and the airplane began to porpoise halfway down the runway. The nose gear hit "sharply." The pilot taxied to his hangar. Post accident examination revealed the firewall was wrinkled and the propeller was bent. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3344Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3344Y-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 18254344, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182E - Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18254344 - Airframe hours: 4401 - Engines: Continental O-470-R-45B 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: John C. Reynolds - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 2006, 41 hours before - Departed: BIL, Billings, MT - Destination: NONE, Roset, WA - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: NONE, Private Airstrip, runway 34, 2,100 × 50 ft, dirt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 33; injuries: none; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 183 total, 154 in this make and model, 142 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: GCC, 12 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 20060804014559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060804014559A), Aug 4, 2006: Cessna 182E, Roset, WY, Substantial damage. (-23) Gust of wind on landing. Aircraft started porpoising and pilot lost control hitting hard on nose gear. ## Other investigations on N3344Y (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 CEN15LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA319), Jul 22, 2015: Cessna 182E (N3344Y), Rozet, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. 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. 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