# NTSB ERA14CA263: Cessna 182J, N3388F, Perkasie, PA, May 24, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 24, 2014, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Perkasie, PA
- Coordinates: 40.389167, -75.290557 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3892&lon=-75.2906&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 2015
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 89290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14CA263
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89290/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89290
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA263

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to select and attain a proper touchdown point during landing which resulted in a runway overrun.

## 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 182J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md)
- [Aircraft capability: landing distance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030/cases.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 68 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030/cases.md)
- [Experience/qualifications: total experience](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031015): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031015/cases.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 126 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031015/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: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182J, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182J, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182J, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot stated that he was practicing takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern. After takeoff, he noted that the air was very turbulent, and decided to land. The pilot made two landing attempts, and during the third attempt, the airplane landed long and overran the runway. The airplane traveled over an embankment, contacted several logs, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. Post-accident examination revealed substantial damage to the fuselage, left wing and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

The pilot stated that he was practicing takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern. After takeoff, he noted that the air was very turbulent, and decided to land. The pilot made two landing attempts, and during the third attempt, the airplane landed long and overran the runway. The airplane traveled over an embankment, contacted several logs, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. Post-accident examination revealed substantial damage to the fuselage, left wing and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3388F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3388F-2018-03-02), registration cancelled 2018-03-02, S/N 18257388, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18257388
- Year built: 1966
- Airframe hours: 5787
- Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Burk Richard F
- Registered owner: Burk Richard F
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 4, 2014, 14 hours before
- Departed: CKZ, Perkasie, PA
- Destination: CKZ, Perkasie, PA
- Airport: CKZ, Pennridge Airport, runway 26L, 4,215 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; injuries: minor; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 126 total, 59 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 9,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg
- Turbulence: Moderate
- Observed at: UKT, 5 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 20140524008859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140524008859A), May 24, 2014: Cessna 182J, Perkasie, PA, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted two previous landings on RUNWAY26. Both resulted in go arounds. On third attempt pilot landed long and was fast. Aircraft bounced twice…

## Other investigations on N3388F (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 OAK72DVG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG25), Oct 11, 1971: Cessna 182J (N3388F), Georgetown, CA, substantial damage

## Docket (6 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 2, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89290. 9.1 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 574 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40423033&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- FAA Inspector's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 19 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40423034&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Statement-Redacted.PDF
- Weather Report (item 3, .PDF, 46 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40423035&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Report-Master.PDF
- Photo 1 - Buckled Engine Cowling and Fuselage (Photo Courtesy of FAA) (item 4, .PDF, 3.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40423036&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Buckled%20Engine%20Cowling%20and%20Fuselage%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF
- Photo 2 - Buckled Left Wing (Photo Courtesy of FAA) (item 5, .PDF, 3.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40423037&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20-%20Buckled%20Left%20Wing%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF
- Photo 3 - Buckled Vertical Stabilizer (Photo Courtesy of FAA) (item 6, .PDF, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40423038&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%203%20-%20Buckled%20Vertical%20Stabilizer%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-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.

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