# NTSB LAX01LA037: Cessna 182P, N9187G, Tucson, AZ, November 9, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 9, 2000, 10:33 local (17:33 UTC) - Place: Tucson, AZ - Coordinates: 32.149215, -110.92929 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1492&lon=-110.9293&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report January 2, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50622 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX01LA037 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50622/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA037 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper recovery from the bounced landing resulting in the overload failure of the nose gear and the airplane nosing over. ## 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) - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - inadvertent, pilot in command - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear - overload ## Analysis During landing, the nose wheel collapsed, the airplane slid on the nose and main wheels veering off the runway right side, then nosed over inverted. The pilot completed a 38-minute-long flight by attempting to land on an 8,408-foot-long runway. An air traffic control tower witness described the airplane's approach as being "a little steep." The pilot misjudged the landing flare, and the airplane's nose wheel impacted the runway bending its rim. Thereafter, the airplane continued porpoising, the nose gear assembly ultimately failed in an aft direction, and the airplane slid to a stop coming to rest inverted. ## Factual narrative On November 9, 2000, at 1033 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 182P, N9187G, operated by Leading Edge Aviation, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, nosed over during landing rollout on runway 11R at the Tucson International Airport, Tucson. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local area personal flight that was performed under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private pilot and passenger received minor injuries. The flight originated from Nogales, Arizona, about 0955. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Quality Assurance Staff (AWP-505), the air traffic controller on duty at the time of the accident indicated that the accident airplane's approach looked "a little steep." According to the controller, the airplane passed over the landing threshold and then porpoised on the runway. The second time the airplane touched down the nose wheel appeared to move backward. During the third touchdown, the nose wheel collapsed. Thereafter, the airplane slid forward on its nose approximately 100 feet and flipped over. The Tucson Airport Police reported finding the nose wheel separated from the airplane. The wheel's rim was observed bent inward, "as though it had been slammed or hit against the pavement with extreme force." The pilot indicated that his recollection of the accident sequence was somewhat incomplete. He opined, however, that the airplane's approach was normal and the initial touchdown was about average, not too hard or soft. After the initial touchdown, the airplane's nose wheel contacted the runway three more times, "each time more violent." On the third "landing," the nose gear collapsed and the propeller impacted the pavement. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9187G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9187G-2011-05-03), registration cancelled 2011-05-03, S/N 18263383, built 1974 (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: 18263383 - Airframe hours: 7488 - Engines: Continental O-470R 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Leading Edge Aviation, Inc. - Registered owner: Larry Buchanan - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 14, 2000, 68 hours before - Departed: OLS, NOGALES, AZ - Destination: TUS - Airport: TUS, Tucson International, runway 11R, 8,408 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 500 total, 156 in this make and model, 500 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 131 °F, dew point 99 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: TUS ## 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 20001109032889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001109032889A), Nov 9, 2000: Cessna 182P, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 9, 2000, a Cessna 182P, N9187G, nosed over during a landing rollout on rwy 11R at the Tucson International Airport VFR conditions prevailed… ## Other investigations on N9187G (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 LAX05FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA054), Dec 19, 2004: Cessna 182P (N9187G), La Mirada, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain altitude/clearance from a transmission tower while on an extended base leg of the traffic pattern. A factor in the accident was the sun… 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. 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