# NTSB ERA12CA046: Cessna 182L, N42547, Gainesville, FL, October 12, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: October 12, 2011, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Coordinates: 29.69, -82.271942 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6900&lon=-82.2719&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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 2012
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12CA046
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82150/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA046

## Probable cause

The pilot did not maintain a proper descent rate during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md)
- [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 182L, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/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 182L, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Analysis

According to the pilot, the airplane descended rapidly while on final approach for landing. The pilot attempted to apply engine power to arrest the descent, but the airplane landed hard and bounced, resulting in substantial damage to the engine firewall. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane.

## Factual narrative

According to the pilot, the airplane descended rapidly while on final approach for landing. The pilot attempted to apply engine power to arrest the descent, but the airplane landed hard and bounced, resulting in substantial damage to the engine firewall. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42547](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42547-2012-10-31), registration cancelled 2012-10-31, S/N 18259071, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18259071
- Airframe hours: 2283
- Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jerry R Cleven
- Registered owner: Jerry R Cleven
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2011
- Departed: MTH, Marathon, FL
- Destination: GNV, Gainesville, FL
- Airport: GNV, Gainesville Regional, runway 29, 7,504 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 21, 2010; seat: right; flight hours: 2,543 total, 128 in this make and model, 2,412 as pilot in command, 44 in the last 90 days, 32 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,800 ft overcast
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.85 inHg
- Observed at: GNV

## 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 20111012023019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111012023019A), Oct 12, 2011: Cessna 182L, Gainesville, FL, Substantial damage. On October 12, 2011, aircraft N42547, a Cessna model 182L, landed hard on runway 29 of the Gainesville Regional Airport. The pilot, [privacy data omitted],…

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.

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