# NTSB ERA12CA004: Cessna 182P, N1835M, Lincoln Park, NJ, October 2, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 2, 2011, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Lincoln Park, NJ - Coordinates: 40.941944, -74.303611 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9419&lon=-74.3036&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: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 27, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 81976 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12CA004 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81976/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81976 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA004 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action sequence](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041020): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041020/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 77 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041020/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 182P, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was practicing takeoffs and landings, and during the landing, he flared too high and the airplane landed hard. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the propeller, nose landing gear, and firewall. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. ## Factual narrative The pilot/owner stated that he was practicing takeoffs and landings at the time of the accident. During the fourth landing, the landing flare was "too high" and the airplane landed hard. The pilot taxied the airplane to parking, where a post-flight inspection revealed substantial damage to the propeller, nose landing gear, and firewall. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with his airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1835M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1835M), registered now, S/N 18264459, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18264459 - Airframe hours: 4381 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Sinensky Dr Gary - Registered owner: Sinensky Dr Gary - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 13, 2011, 11 hours before - Departed: N07, Lincoln Park, NJ - Destination: N07, Lincoln Park, NJ - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: N07, Lincoln Park, runway 19, 2,942 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 2, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 585 total, 345 in this make and model, 481 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 29.80 inHg - Observed at: CDW, 4 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 20111002022409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111002022409A), Oct 2, 2011: Cessna 182P, Lincoln Park, NJ, Substantial damage. The private pilot was practicing full stop landings on runway 19 at Lincoln Park airport in his Cessna 182P. Visual flight rules prevailed and the wind was… ## Other investigations on N1835M (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 IAD03LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA014), Nov 12, 2002: Cessna 182P (N1835M), Lincoln Park, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper power management during the short-field landing procedure, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 10, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81976. 339 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 247 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40355959&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1: View of Structural Damage (item 2, .PDF, 92 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40355960&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%3A%20View%20of%20Structural%20Damage-Master.PDF 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.