- Date
- May 22, 1994, 12:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- Mineola, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N42EMCessna 182L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940522040839A
- Case key
- 19093
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Probable cause
The pilot's delayed landing flare and his improper bounced landing technique.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane landed hard, bounced and porpoised 3 or 4 times prior to coming to a complete stop. The pilot stated that the airplane was nose heavy during low speed operations. The engine firewall was found buckled.
Factual narrative
On May 22, 1994, at 1210 central daylight time, a Cessna 182L, N42EM, was substantially damaged while landing near Mineola, Texas. The private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight.
In a telephonic interview, the pilot stated that the flight departed the Tyler Pounds Field (TYR) at 1130, with the Mineola Wisener Airport as his destination. The pilot stated that while landing on runway 17, the airplane landed hard, bounced and porpoised 3 or 4 times prior to coming to a stop. The pilot added that he "had full nose high trim during the approach, and he sensed that the airplane was nose heavy at slow speeds."
Inspection of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the engine firewall was buckled. According to the operator, the airplane was within weight and balance limits at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42EM
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182-58542
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mesquite Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Special, Provisional (Special)
- Departed
- TYR · Tyler, TX
- Airport
- 3F9 · Mineola Wisener Field, runway 17, 3,197 × 40 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
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 430 total · 15 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.