# NTSB IAD98LA093: Cessna 182, N2608Q, Edgartown, MA, July 19, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 19, 1998, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC) - Place: Edgartown, MA - Location: 41.3585° N, 70.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KATAMA AIRPARK (1B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3585&lon=-70.5245&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 28, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 43681 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD98LA093 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43681/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA093 ## Probable cause was the pilot's improper flare prior to touchdown. ## 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 stated she performed a straight-in approach for landing at the grass strip. She reported the approach was 'normal' but she landed hard. The pilot stated her back seat passengers thought it was 'normal' for a grass field landing. While preparing for the return flight to 7B3, the pilot discovered structural damage to the airplane. Further examination revealed a wrinkled fuselage and collapsed firewall. ## Factual narrative On July 19,1998, at 1145 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182, N2608Q, was substantially damaged during landing at Katama Airpark (1B2), Edgartown, Massachusetts. The certificated private pilot/owner and three passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from Hampton Airfield (7B3), Goffstown, New Hampshire, about 1100. In a telephone interview, the pilot stated the purpose of the flight was to fly to Edgartown, and then return to 7B3. The pilot stated she performed a straight-in approach for landing at the grass strip. She reported the approach was "normal" but she landed hard. The pilot stated her back seat passengers thought it was "normal" for a grass field landing. While preparing for the return flight to 7B3, the pilot discovered structural damage to the airplane. Further examination revealed a wrinkled fuselage and collapsed firewall. The nose wheel also appeared off-center and collapsed. A ferry permit was requested to reposition the airplane to a repair station. Examination of the airplane by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Safety Inspectors revealed the airplane had sustained substantial damage and was unsafe to fly. According to the repair order provided by the owner, the airplane required 15 hours of work before it could be ferried to the repair station. Prior to return to service, the repair station repaired the "...firewall area of a/c by installing new firewall, new forward belly skin and new r/h fwd skin. Repaired cracks in both L/H and R/H tunnel bulkheads." At the time of the accident, weather reported at Martha's Vineyard (MVY), 4.6 nautical miles to the northwest of 1B2 was; clear skies with variable winds at 04 knots. The pilot reported approximately 400 hours of flight experience of which 40 hours were in the Cessna 182. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2608Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2608Q), registered now, S/N 18257808, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182 - 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: 18257808 - Airframe hours: 2926 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Cynthia M. Mailloux - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 13, 1998, 40 hours before - Departed: 7B3, HAMPTON, NH - Destination: 1B2, KATAMA, MA - Airport: 1B2, Katama Airpark, runway 6, 2,700 × 50 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 400 total, 40 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MVY, 5 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 19980719046539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980719046539A), Jul 19, 1998: Cessna 182K, Edgartown, MA, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated it was a hard landing and aircraft bounced. FAA inspectors felton & crumb discovered firewall damage to right side, wrinkles in skin, and… 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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.