# NTSB ERA10CA253: Cessna 182T, N935FA, Parkersburg, WV, May 1, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 1, 2010, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Parkersburg, WV - Coordinates: 39.340278, -81.436943 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3403&lon=-81.4369&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 12, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 75928 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA253 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75928/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75928 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA253 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of aircraft control while landing with a gusting wind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 26 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, while landing following a cross-country flight the airplane touched down and began to bounce. The pilot attempted to recover, but the airplane bounced twice and, when the pilot felt that the airplane was about to stall, he initiated a missed approach. The pilot then flew the traffic pattern and landed again uneventfully. The pilot stated that, while taxiing to the parking ramp, he could not steer the airplane and that the ground guide observed that the nose landing gear tire was flat. An inspection of the airplane performed by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the lower firewall. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. A weather observation taken about the time of the accident recorded the wind as from 260 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 16 knots. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot, during landing following a cross country flight, the airplane touched down and began to porpoise. The pilot attempted to recover, but the airplane bounced twice. After the second bounce, the pilot felt the airplane was about to stall, and initiated a missed approach. The pilot then flew the traffic pattern and landed again uneventfully. While taxiing to the General Aviation parking ramp, he stated that he could not steer the airplane, and the ground guide observed that the nose landing gear tire was flat. An inspection of the airplane performed by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed substantial damage to the lower firewall. The pilot reported there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. A weather observation taken about the time of the accident recorded the wind as 253 degrees at 12 knots, gusting 16 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N935FA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N935FA), registered now, S/N 18281935, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T - Registry model: [Cessna 182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (registry code 2072703) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ab1a5) (registry code 41808, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18281935 - Airframe hours: 1158 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-AB1A5 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Caylin LLC - Registered owner: Caylin LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, February 13, 2010 - Departed: KFDK, Frederick, MD - Destination: PKB, Parkersburg, WV - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: PBK, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airpo, runway 21, 6,781 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 28, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 267 total, 8 in this make and model, 190 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 12 knots, gusting 16 - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: KPKB ## 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 20100501033689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100501033689A), May 1, 2010: Cessna 182T, Parkersburg, WV, Substantial damage. Wood County Airport, WV (pkb): N935FA, a C182T, sustained a flat tire after the nose gear was damaged on landing runway 21. The aircraft taxied to the ramp… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 17, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75928. 1.9 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 604 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40330348&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Pilot Interview Summary (item 2, .PDF, 28 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40330679&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Interview%20Summary-Master.PDF - Photo 1 (Courtesy of FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 658 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40330654&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF - Photo 2 (Courtesy of FAA) (item 4, .PDF, 591 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40330655&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 5, .PDF, 61 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40330680&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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