# NTSB FTW94LA207: Cessna 182L, N42EM, Mineola, TX, May 22, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 22, 1994, 12:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place: Mineola, TX
- Coordinates: 32.659912, -95.479087 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6599&lon=-95.4791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 19093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW94LA207
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19093/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA207

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DELAYED LANDING FLARE AND HIS IMPROPER BOUNCED LANDING TECHNIQUE.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - encountered, pilot in command
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42EM), registered now, S/N 18258542, built 1967 (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: 182-58542
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19940522040839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940522040839A), May 22, 1994: Cessna 182L, Mineola, TX, Substantial damage. Landed hard. Bounced and porpoised. Damaged nose wheel and propeller.

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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