# NTSB LAX04CA200: Cessna 182K, N2493Q, Phoenix, AZ, May 1, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 1, 2004, 06:30 local (13:30 UTC) - Place: Phoenix, AZ - Coordinates: 33.688056, -112.082496 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6881&lon=-112.0825&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 29, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 59175 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX04CA200 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59175/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA200 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise and collision with a sign. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Overrun, landing - roll - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - sign ## Analysis The airplane experienced a hard landing and veered off the runway. The pilot began a standard stabilized approach and intended to level off about 10 feet above ground level, in an effort to let the airspeed gradually slow down. The airplane continued in a descent faster than the pilot anticipated, and the airplane hit the runway surface hard. The airplane bounced back into the air and porpoised down the runway, veering to the right. The airplane continued off of the runway into a dirt area and impacted a taxiway sign. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On May 1, 2004, about 0630 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182K, N2493Q, experienced a hard landing and veered off the runway at the Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, Phoenix, Arizona. Arizona Cloud Busters, Inc., was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot and passenger were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed Stellar Airpark, Chandler, Arizona, about 0600, with a planned stop at Phoenix Deer Valley airport, and a final destination at the Double Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed. In a written statement, the pilot reported that upon entering the Phoenix Deer Valley Airport's proximity, he received the current weather surface observations via the automated terminal information system (ATIS), which reported winds from 030 degrees at 10 knots. The air traffic control tower cleared him to land on runway 07R, and he continued on a standard stabilized approach. As the airplane crossed the displaced threshold, the pilot intended to level off about 10 feet above ground level in an effort to let the airspeed gradually slow down. The airplane continued in a descent faster than the pilot anticipated, and the airplane hit the runway surface hard. The airplane bounced back into the air, and the pilot attempted to recover by adding power and lowering the nose. The airplane touched down on the nose wheel hard and began to porpoise down the runway, veering to the right. The pilot attempted to obtain control of the airplane by applying rudder and aileron control inputs. The airplane continued off of the runway into a dirt area and impacted a taxiway sign. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. An aviation routine weather report (METAR) for Phoenix Deer Valley at 0653 reported winds from 010 degrees at 10 knots and visibility at 10 statute miles. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2493Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2493Q), registered now, S/N 18257693, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182K - 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: 18257693 - Engines: Continental O-470 -R65B reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Arizona Cloudbusters Inc. - Registered owner: Arizona Cloudbusters Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: P19, Chandler, AZ - Destination: DVT, Phoenix, AZ - Airport: DVT, Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, runway 07R ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 298 total, 101 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20040501007619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040501007619A), May 1, 2004: Cessna 182K, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot flared high and landed hard bouncing up off of runway. Pilot faled to make a timely go-around and began nose wheel to mains "crows hop" leading to… ## Other investigations on N2493Q (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 IAD74DKM46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM46), Mar 4, 1974: Cessna 182 (N2493Q), Asheville, NC, substantial damage 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.