# NTSB GAA16CA434: Cessna 182, N2704Q, Anchorage, AK, August 17, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 17, 2016, 12:59 local (20:59 UTC) - Place: Anchorage, AK - Coordinates: 61.2625, -149.654724 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2625&lon=-149.6547&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: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 12, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 93853 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA434 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93853/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93853 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA434 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain a controlled landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inattention and distraction. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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 182K, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 330 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520/cases.md) - [Physical workspace: noise](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041040): Environmental issues › Task environment · Effect on personnel; cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041040/cases.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while on approach to land on a taxiway due to a larger airplane using the runway to offload, he was distracted by the younger passengers in the rear seats and noticed that the airplane's rate of descent was higher than normal. The pilot further reported that, he advanced the throttle to full, however there was not enough time to recover and the airplane landed hard. While taxing to park the pilot realized that the airplane had sustained substantial damage as the rudder controls where jammed due to the nose gear impacting the firewall. The pilot was able to taxi the airplane to a parking position without further incident. The pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that while on approach to land on a taxiway due to a larger airplane using the runway to offload, he was distracted by the younger passengers in the rear seats and noticed that the airplane's rate of descent was higher than normal. The pilot further reported that, he advanced the throttle to full, however there was not enough time to recover and the airplane landed hard. While taxing to park the pilot realized that the airplane had sustained substantial damage as the rudder controls where jammed due to the nose gear impacting the firewall. The pilot was able to taxi the airplane to a parking position without further incident. The pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2704Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2704Q), registered now, S/N 18257904, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (K) - 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: 18257904 - Year built: 1967 - Airframe hours: 4726 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 19, 2016 - Departed: FRN, Anchorage, AK - Destination: FRN, Anchorage, AK - Airport: FRN, Bryant Aaf, runway TW B, 1,300 × 40 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 33; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 6, 2015; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 778 total, 598 in this make and model, 732 as pilot in command, 75 in the last 90 days, 31 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.26 inHg - Observed at: PAFR ## 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 20160817024009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160817024009A), Aug 17, 2016: Cessna 182K, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot reported that while on approach to land on a taxiway due to a larger airplane using the runway to offload, he was distracted by the younger… ## Other investigations on N2704Q (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 NYC68D0246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0246), Oct 23, 1967: Cessna 182 (N2704Q), Windsor Lock, CT, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 31, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93853. 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=40444019&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 270 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40444020&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%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. --- 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.