# NTSB LAX94LA067: Cessna 182Q, N94596, Grand Canyon, AZ, December 2, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 2, 1993, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Grand Canyon, AZ - Coordinates: 36.029624, -112.020904 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0296&lon=-112.0209&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 20, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 28616 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX94LA067 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28616/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA067 ## Probable cause the pilot's use of an excessive approach airspeed and an improper bounced landing recovery technique. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - runway - airspeed(vref) - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis According to the pilot's statement, the aircraft ballooned on touchdown due to an excessive approach airspeed and the nose wheel came down hard on the second runway contact. After a short stop at Grand Canyon, the pilot departed on a flight to Las Vegas, Nevada. After arrival at Las Vegas, the pilot discovered the damage to the nose gear strut and firewall during a routine postflight inspection of the aircraft. ## Factual narrative On December 2, 1993, at 1100 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N94596, collided with the runway while attempting a landing at the Grand Canyon National Park Airport, Grand Canyon, Arizona. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The airplane was operated by Denver Air Center of Broomfield, Colorado, and was rented by the pilot for a personal cross- country flight. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The certificated private pilot and his one passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Page Municipal Airport, Page, Arizona, about 0930 on the day of the mishap. According to the pilot's statement, the aircraft ballooned on touchdown due to an excessive approach airspeed and the nose wheel came down hard on the second runway contact. After a short stop at Grand Canyon, the pilot departed on a flight to Las Vegas, Nevada. After arrival at Las Vegas, the pilot discovered the damage to the nose gear strut and firewall during a routine postflight inspection of the aircraft. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N94596](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94596), registered now, S/N 18266455, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q - Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18266455 - Airframe hours: 2843 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Denver Air Center - Registered owner: Parsec Corporation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Special, Provisional (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, August 25, 1993, 69 hours before - Departed: PGA, PAGE, AZ - Destination: GCN - Airport: GCN, Grand Canyon, runway 21, 8,999 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 105 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 8 knots, gusting 10 - Visibility: 40 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 19931202050229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931202050229A), Dec 2, 1993: Cessna 182Q, Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Ballooned on landing. Nose wheel impacted hard on runway. Flew to base found damaged nose strut and bent firewall. ## Other investigations on N94596 (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 DEN91LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA084), Jun 16, 1991: Cessna 182Q (N94596), Lafayette, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PIC'S ABRUPT TOUCHDOWN. FACTORS WERE: APPROACH REFERENCE SPEED NOT MAINTAINED, PROPER DESCENT RATE NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PIC AND INATTENTION BY THE DESIGNATED EXAMINER. 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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