# NTSB GAA15CA073: Cessna 182T, N9085Q, Newburyport, MA, April 30, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: April 30, 2015, 17:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Coordinates: 42.795276, -70.839447 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7953&lon=-70.8394&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 2015
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Parties: Boston FSDO (FAA)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA15CA073
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91178/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA073

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane during the runway overrun.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 22 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Aircraft capability: landing distance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 68 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/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: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md)
- [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Analysis

After two approaches that resulted in go-arounds, the pilot touched down on the third landing attempt. The pilot reported that he touched down too fast and bounced three times in a "classic porpoise." On the third bounce he attempted a go-around but had insufficient runway remaining. Subsequently, the airplane overran the runway and the main landing gear and nose wheel dug into soft mud. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

After two approaches that resulted in go-arounds, the pilot touched down on the third landing attempt. The pilot reported that he touched down too fast and bounced three times in a "classic porpoise." On the third bounce he attempted a go-around but had insufficient runway remaining. Subsequently, the airplane overran the runway and the main landing gear and nose wheel dug into soft mud. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9085Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9085Q), registered now, S/N T18209023, built 2011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T (T)
- Registry model: [Cessna T182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (registry code 2072738) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ak1a) (registry code 42005, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T18209023
- Year built: 2011
- Airframe hours: 802.6
- Engines: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Kep2 Aviation LLC
- Registered owner: Kep2 Aviation LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 4, 2014
- Departed: BLM, BELMAR/FARMINGDALE, NJ
- Destination: 2B2, Newburyport, MA
- Airport: 2B2, Plum Island, runway 28, 2,105 × 50 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Handheld GPS, Onboard weather, Stall warning system, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 28, 2014; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 113 total, 28 in this make and model, 58 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 29.87 inHg
- Observed at: KBVY, 13 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 20150430006179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150430006179A), Apr 30, 2015: Cessna T182T, Newbury, MA, Substantial damage. Landed downwind and long and overshot runway into soft sod causing substantial aircraft damage. No injuries

## Docket (4 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 30, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91178. 2.1 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40428724&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- Record of Conversation (Pilot in Command) (item 2, .PDF, 70 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40428725&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20(Pilot%20in%20Command)-Master.PDF
- Photo 1 – Airplane Cowling (Photo Courtesy of FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 60 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40428727&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20%E2%80%93%20Airplane%20Cowling%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF
- Photo 2 – Airplane Wing (Photo Courtesy of FAA) (item 4, .PDF, 33 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40428728&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20%E2%80%93%20Airplane%20Wing%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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