# NTSB IAD96LA101: Cessna 182P, N40007, White Marsh, MD, June 26, 1996

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 26, 1996, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: White Marsh, MD
- Coordinates: 39.3899, -76.409538 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3899&lon=-76.4095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 28069
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD96LA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28069/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA101

## 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

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - planned approach - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40007), registered now, S/N 182-61875 (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: 18261875
- Airframe hours: 3017
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19960626015159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960626015159A), Jun 26, 1996: Cessna 182P, Baltimore, MD, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised landing. Impacts buckled firewall.

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.

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