# NTSB IAD03LA014: Cessna 182P, N1835M, Lincoln Park, NJ, November 12, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 12, 2002, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Lincoln Park, NJ - Coordinates: 40.947498, -74.314445 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9475&lon=-74.3144&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 56083 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD03LA014 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56083/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA014 ## Probable cause The student pilot's improper power management during the short-field landing procedure, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - short field landing/procedure - improper, dual student (cause) - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) ## Analysis During a short-field landing procedure, the student pilot reduced power "too much," and as a result, had "no power" during the landing flare. The airplane impacted the runway, first on the main landing gear, then on the nose landing gear. The flight instructor subsequently added power, initiated a go-around, and returned for a full stop landing. There were no mechanical anomalies. ## Factual narrative On November 12, 2002, at 0930 eastern standard time, N1835M, a Cessna 182P, was substantially damaged during a landing at Lincoln Park Airport (N07), Lincoln Park, New Jersey. The certified flight instructor and the student pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. In a telephone interview, the flight instructor stated that he and the student pilot were practicing takeoffs and landings on runway 01. The student pilot performed six landings successfully, then prepared for a short-field landing. During the approach, the student pilot reduced the power "too much," and as a result, he had "no power" during the landing flare. The airplane impacted the runway, first on its main landing gear, then on the nose wheel landing gear. The flight instructor subsequently added power, initiated a go-around, and returned for a full stop landing. The student pilot reported that as he prepared for the short field landing, he retarded the throttle completely and added 40 degrees of flaps. He initiated a flare for landing about 25 feet above the runway, and the airplane impacted the runway "very hard." The student pilot stated that he had recently purchased the airplane, and had accumulated 3 hours of flight time in it. He also reported that he had practiced soft field landings previously in a Cessna 172; however, this was his first soft-field landing in a Cessna 182. When he pulled the power "all the way back" in the Cessna 172, it did not respond in the same manner as the Cessna 182. An examination of the airplane was conducted by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector. According to the inspector, the firewall had "buckled" and substantial damage was noted to the fuselage and engine cowling. No mechanical anomalies were found. Weather, reported at Essex County Airport (CDW), Caldwell, New Jersey, 4 miles to the southeast, at 0853, included calm winds, 4 miles visibility with light rain and mist. Broken cloud layers were reported at 4,300 feet and 8,000 feet. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1835M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1835M), registered now, S/N 18264459, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18264459 - Airframe hours: 3512 - Engines: Continental O-470-S 265 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Erick Jackowsky - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2002, 25 hours before - Departed: N07, Lincoln Park, NJ - Destination: N07 - Airport: N07, Lincoln Park Airport, runway 10, 2,900 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 62; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review August 20, 2001; seat: right; flight hours: 2,700 total, 180 in this make and model, 2,528 as pilot in command, 102 in the last 90 days, 44 in the last 30 days - Student pilot; age 47; injuries: none; student; seat: left; flight hours: 46 total, 3 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 0 knots - Visibility: 4 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,300 ft broken - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: CDW, 4 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 20021112037519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021112037519A), Nov 12, 2002: Cessna 182P, Lincoln Park, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) On final approach to rwy 1 at N07, in preparation for a short field landing, with full flaps deployed the aircraft was flared high but continued to… ## Other investigations on N1835M (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 ERA12CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA004), Oct 2, 2011: Cessna 182P (N1835M), Lincoln Park, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare. 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/). 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