- Date
- June 26, 1996, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- White Marsh, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40007Cessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960626015159A
- Case key
- 28069
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. A related factor was the pilot's improperly planned approach.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that his approach to the runway was '...too fast...evolved into porpoising which ultimately resulted in a hard landing.'
Factual narrative
On June 26, 1996, at about 1400 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Cessna 182P, N40007, touched down hard on runway 27, at Baltimore Airpark, in Baltimore, Maryland. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Martin State Airport in Baltimore, Maryland, at 1330 EDT.
The pilot reported that he was taking the airplane to Baltimore Airpark for a scheduled maintenance appointment, to have the oil changed. He stated that his approach to runway 27 was "...to fast...evolved into porpoising which ultimately resulted in a hard landing." The pilot taxied from the runway to the maintenance facility. He stated that when the mechanic inspected the airplane to perform the oil change, he noticed that the firewall was buckled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40007
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18261875
- Airframe hours
- 3,017
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Albert Kirchmayr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 12, 1996 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- MTN · Baltimore, MD
- Destination
- 1W2 · Baltimore, MD
- Airport
- 1W2 · Baltimore Airpark, runway 27, 2,200 × 49 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 268 total · 68 in this make and model · 268 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BWI, 20 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.