# NTSB IAD97LA100: Cessna 182H, N1858X, Pedrictown, NJ, July 6, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 6, 1997, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Pedrictown, NJ - Location: 39.7356° N, 75.3977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Spitfire Aerodrome (7N7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7356&lon=-75.3977&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 28, 1999 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 28215 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD97LA100 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28215/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA100 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper flare. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot reported that when he approached the runway, he 'eased the yoke back to initiate a flare'. The airplane did not flare as he expected, and continued in a nose down attitude. The airplane touched down hard, and bounced. He then performed a go-around. His second landing was uneventful, but he had difficulty turning to the right during taxi to the ramp area. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane or the engine; however, examination of the airplane revealed the tips of the propeller blades were bent, the firewall was buckled, and the nosewheel was damaged. ## Factual narrative On July 6, 1997, at 1700 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182H, N1858X, was substantially damaged when it touched down hard on runway 25 at the Old Mans Airport, Pedrictown, New Jersey. The certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight rules flight plan had been filed. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Factoryville, Pennsylvania, at 1530. The pilot said his flight to New Jersey was uneventful. He entered the traffic pattern for a landing on runway 25. He reduced the power and airspeed to 85 mph, and then turned onto final approach. He added full flaps and reduced the power to idle for a landing. He said he, "...eased back on the yoke to initiate a flare...", but the airplane continued in a nose down attitude. The airplane touched down hard, and bounced. The pilot executed a go-around and completed a second landing successfully. While taxiing to the tie down area, the pilot had difficulty making a right turn. Examination of the airplane after the accident revealed both propeller blade tips were bent, the firewall was buckled, and the nosewheel was damaged. The pilot reported that there were no anomalies with the airplane or the engine. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1858X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1858X), registered now, S/N 18255958, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182H - Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18255958 - Airframe hours: 6475 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Salem Aero Club Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 1996, 161 hours before - Departed: 9N3, FACTORYVILLE, PA - Destination: 7N7, NJ - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 7N7, Old Mans, runway 25, 2,419 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 97 total, 20 in this make and model, 55 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 14 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft broken - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: ILG, 11 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 19970706018699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970706018699A), Jul 6, 1997: Cessna 182H, Pedrictown, NJ, Substantial damage. Aircraft peopeller struck the runway on landing. From the NTSB's public API. 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