# NTSB GAA15CA301: Cessna 182, N3417R, Rose Hill, KS, September 3, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 3, 2015, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Rose Hill, KS - Coordinates: 37.566387, -97.175003 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5664&lon=-97.1750&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 3, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: Wichita FSDO (FAA) - NTSB case key (mKey): 92814 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA15CA301 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92814/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92814 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA301 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise and subsequent hard landing. ## 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 182L, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/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 182L, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the landing he approached "a little faster" than he would have liked. During the landing flare, he further reported that the airplane ballooned, bounced, and then began to porpoise down the runway, with the last bounce being "fairly hard." The pilot taxied off the runway without further incident. During the post-flight inspection, the pilot reported that "everything looked ok" with the airplane, but he did see fuel dripping from the underside of the fuselage. During a maintenance inspection one day after the accident, substantial damage to the firewall was identified. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during the landing he approached "a little faster" than he would have liked. During the landing flare, he further reported that the airplane ballooned, bounced, and then began to porpoise down the runway, with the last bounce being "fairly hard." The pilot taxied off the runway without further incident. During the post-flight inspection, the pilot reported that "everything looked ok" with the airplane, but he did see fuel dripping from the underside of the fuselage. During a maintenance inspection one day after the accident, substantial damage to the firewall was identified. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3417R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3417R), registered now, S/N 18258717, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (L) - 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: 18258717 - Year built: 1967 - Airframe hours: 2300 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 15, 2015 - Departed: K50, Rose Hill, KS - Destination: K50, Rose Hill, KS - Airport: K50, Cook Airfield, runway 17, 2,507 × 40 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Satellite tracking device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 19, 2015; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 120 total, 120 in this make and model, 120 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 14 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: KIAB, 5 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 20150903022779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150903022779A), Sep 3, 2015: Cessna 182L, Derby, KS, Substantial damage. On September 3, 2015, the private pilot-rated airman was involved in an aircraft accident while landing at the Cook Airfield (K50), rose hill, Kansas. Pursuant… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 18, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92814. 2.2 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=40439004&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Written Statement - (Pilot in Command) (item 2, .PDF, 165 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40439005&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Written%20Statement%20-%20(Pilot%20in%20Command)-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation (Pilot in Command) (item 3, .PDF, 53 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40439006&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20(Pilot%20in%20Command)-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (Courtesy of FAA) (item 4, .PDF, 2 photos, 97 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40439007&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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