# NTSB FTW97LA195: Cessna 182K, N2740Q, Little Rock, AR, May 7, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 6, 1997, 19:00 local (May 7, 1997, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Little Rock, AR - Coordinates: 34.73096, -92.230987 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7310&lon=-92.2310&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 30, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 20222 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW97LA195 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20222/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA195 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis According to the pilot, 'I came in for a normal landing and after the first touchdown the airplane ballooned back into the air.' The pilot further reported that 'I was too high, so I pushed the nose down.' The pilot stated that he was unaware of a propeller strike until after he taxied to parking and shut the engine down. ## Factual narrative On May 6, 1997, at approximately 1900 central daylight time, a Cessna 182K, N2740Q, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while landing at Adams Field, near Little Rock, Arkansas. The private pilot, sole occupant in the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was owned by the pilot and operated by the owner under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight which originated from Dumas, Arkansas, approximately 45 minutes before the accident. No VFR flight plan had been filed. According to the pilot, in an interview with the Investigator-In-Charge, "I came in for a normal landing and after the first touchdown the airplane ballooned back into the air." The pilot further reported that "I was too high, so I pushed the nose down." The pilot stated on the NTSB's Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report that he was unaware of the propeller strike until after he taxied to parking and shut the engine down. In addition to the propeller strike, the nose wheel landing gear was bent back and the firewall was wrinkled. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2740Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2740Q-2014-04-29), registration cancelled 2014-04-29, S/N 18257940, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182K - Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18257940 - Airframe hours: 2688 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Peter M. Edwards - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 15, 1996, 75 hours before - Departed: 0M0, DUMAS, AR - Destination: 7220, AR - Airport: LIT, Adams Field, runway 18, 5,034 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 165 total, 83 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °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 19970506011699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970506011699A), May 6, 1997: Cessna 182K, Little Rock, AR, Substantial damage. Aircraft was too high on landing and pilot pushed nose to hurry and land, bounced in air, came down on nose gear. (-23) on may 6, 1997, at (1900L) 0000UTC, a… ## Other investigations on N2740Q (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 ERA11CA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA341), Jun 12, 2011: Cessna 182K (N2740Q), Bentonia, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control on the ground during engine start, which resulted in a collision with nearby equipment. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper engine start procedure and… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.