- Date
- August 5, 2001, 19:00 local (Aug 6, 2001, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Porter, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N42892Cessna 182L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20010805024719A
- Case key
- 53142
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Probable cause
the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the pilot, during the landing, he "flared [the] aircraft at too low altitude." The airplane contacted the runway with the main landing gear, "bounced," and then landed on the left main landing gear and the nose landing gear. Subsequently, the airplane came to a stop on the runway.
Factual narrative
On August 5, 2001, at 1900 central daylight time, a Cessna 182L, N42892, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at the Williams Airport, Porter, Texas. The airplane was registered to and operated by Partners C-West Inc., of Humble, Texas. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the Lakeway Airpark, Austin, Texas, at 1730, and was destined for the Williams Airport.
According to the pilot, during the landing on runway 17, he "flared [the] aircraft at too low altitude." The airplane contacted the runway with the main landing gear, "bounced," and then landed on the left main landing gear and the nose landing gear. Subsequently, the airplane came to a stop on the runway. The engine firewall was buckled and one engine mount was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42892
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18259238
- Airframe hours
- 4,805.93
- Engine
- Continental O-520, 280 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Partners C-West Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 2001 · 21.56 hours before
- Departed
- 3R9 · Austin, TX
- Destination
- 9XS2 · Porter, TX
- Airport
- 9XS2 · Williams Airport, runway 17, 3,594 × 35 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- August 22, 1999
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 293 total · 89 in this make and model · 238 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N42892 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.