# NTSB LAX07CA251: Cessna R182, N756MN, Coeur D'Alene, ID, August 15, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 15, 2007, 11:15 local (18:15 UTC) - Place: Coeur D'Alene, ID - Coordinates: 47.774444, -116.819725 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7744&lon=-116.8197&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 29, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 66538 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX07CA251 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66538/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA251 ## Probable cause the instructor's misjudged landing flare. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - emergency procedure - simulated, pilot in command(cfi) - flare - misjudged, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) ## Analysis The airplane landed hard during a simulated engine failure demonstration on takeoff. The takeoff and climb out were normal. The flight instructor initiated the simulated engine failure about 100-150 feet above the ground. He reduced throttle to idle and pitched the nose down to maintain 70 KIAS per the airplane manufacturer's recommendations. During the landing flare, the instructor sensed a large rate of descent, but decided to continue with the maneuver and landing. The airplane landed hard on all three landing gears, bounced back into the air, and settled back on the runway coming to rest upright. The instructor stated that there was no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On August 15, 2007, at 1115 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna R182, N756MN, landed hard at Coeur D'Alene Air Terminal (COE), Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. Moody Bible Institute of Chicago operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and two student pilots were not injured. The instructional flight departed Felts Field Airport (SFF), Spokane, Washington, at 1015. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan had been filed. In a written report to the National Transportation Safety Board, the flight instructor stated that he was demonstrating a simulated engine failure on takeoff for his students. The takeoff from runway 01 had been normal, and the airplane climbed out with the flaps up and the landing gear down. At 100-150 feet above ground level, he initiated the simulated engine out procedure. He reduced the throttle to idle and pitched the nose down to maintain 70 KIAS per manufacturer recommendations. The flight instructor further stated that he sensed a "high sink rate" during the flare, which made him contemplate a go-around. He elected to continue the demonstration and landing. The airplane landed hard on all three landing gears and bounced back into the air. After the airplane settled back on the main landing gears, he realized "the nose gear was not normal." He pulled the mixture control to idle cutoff and held the nose off the ground as long as possible. When the nose began to settle, the propeller was still rotating and contacted the runway surface. The airplane came to rest upright and the instructor secured it before exiting. The airplane sustained substantial damage, including structural damage to the nose landing gear attach points and the firewall. The instructor reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N756MN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756MN), registered now, S/N R18201116, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna R182 - Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: R18201116 - Airframe hours: 3931 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-J3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Moody Bible Institute of Chicago - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 1, 2007 - Departed: SFF, Spokane, WA - Destination: SFF, Spokane, WA - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: COE, Coeur D'Alene Air Terminal, runway 1, 5,400 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 33; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; last flight review June 1, 2007; seat: right; flight hours: 1,821 total, 17 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days, 67 in the last 30 days - Student pilot; age 22; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; last flight review June 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 311 total, 19 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days, 31 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg ## 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 20070815016429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070815016429A), Aug 15, 2007: Cessna R182, Coeur D'Alene, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 1210 hours on 08-15-07 at the Coeur D'Alene, ID airport (coe), while demonstrating engine out procedures to two student pilots, who were… 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.