# NTSB GAA19CA296: Cessna 182, N2462Q, Orangeburg, SC, May 19, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 19, 2019, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC) - Place: Orangeburg, SC - Coordinates: 33.618331, -80.693885 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6183&lon=-80.6939&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 April 13, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 99520 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA296 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99520/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99520 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA296 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing. ## 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) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [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) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, while landing on a private grass airstrip with a crosswind from the left, he determined the airplane was floating too far down the airstrip and reduced the power. The airplane touched down and bounced, he added power, but the airplane bounced again and then landed on the nosewheel. He taxied to the hangar without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage aft of the nosewheel. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot added that, during the landing roll, he observed the windsock, which indicated a wind shift from a left crosswind to a gusting tailwind. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that, while landing on a private grass airstrip with a crosswind from the left, he determined the airplane was floating too far down the airstrip and reduced the power. The airplane touched down and bounced, he added power but the airplane bounced a second time, landing on the nose wheel. He taxied to the hangar without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage aft of the nose wheel. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot added that during the landing roll, he observed the windsock which indicated a shift in the wind, from a left crosswind to a gusting tailwind. The automated weather observation station located 12 miles south/west of the airstrip, reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 190° at 4 knots. The pilot was landing the airplane to the north. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2462Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2462Q-2020-06-05), registration cancelled 2020-06-05, S/N 18257662, built 1966 (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: 18257662 - Year built: 1966 - Airframe hours: 4220 - Engines: continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 13, 2018 - Departed: PVT, Calhoun County, SC - Destination: PVT, Calhoun County, SC - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: Pvt, Private Field, runway N/S, 2,700 × 100 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Electronic primary flight display, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 25, 2018; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 340 total, 250 in this make and model, 281 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 4 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,900 ft overcast - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 79 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg - Observed at: KOGB, 12 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 20190519004899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190519004899A), May 19, 2019: Cessna 182K, Cameron, SC, Substantial damage. N2462Q a Cessna 182 had a hard landing on a private grass strip causing substantial damage. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 26, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99520. 977 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 877 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40473822&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 100 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40473823&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo-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. 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