# NTSB LAX96LA021: Cessna 182L, N42712, Auburn, CA, October 25, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 25, 1995, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Auburn, CA - Coordinates: 38.999549, -121.089759 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9995&lon=-121.0898&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 29, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 29317 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX96LA021 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29317/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA021 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control following a hard landing. His physical impairment was a factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - misjudged, pilot in command - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - physical impairment, pilot in command (contributing factor) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - rough/uneven - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload ## Analysis The airplane touched down hard and bounced back into the air. Following the second touchdown, the airplane swerved off the runway, entered rough terrain, and the nose gear assembly collapsed. Witnesses who aided the pilot from the airplane observed that he had difficulty walking and required crutches. The pilot informed the witnesses that he had not fully recovered from hip surgery. ## Factual narrative On October 25, 1995, at 0930 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182L, N42712, made a hard landing and veered off runway 07 at the Auburn Municipal Airport, Auburn, California. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot was not injured, and the passenger received minor injuries. The airplane was being operated as a personal flight by the owner/pilot when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated in Angwin, California, at 0850 on the day of the accident. The pilot reported to witnesses that the airplane bounced back into the air after initially touching down. When the airplane touched down for the second time, the pilot lost directional control. The airplane then swerved off the left side of the runway and entered rough terrain. The nose gear assembly collapsed. The witnesses ran to the airplane to assist the occupants. While aiding the pilot, the witnesses observed that he had difficulty walking and required crutches. The pilot informed the witnesses that he had not fully recovered from hip surgery. An A & P mechanic on the field inspected the airplane's brakes. He verbally reported finding no evidence of discrepancies or excessive wear which would have prevented the brakes from functioning properly. At the time of the accident the airport winds were reported as calm. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N42712](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42712), registered now, S/N 18259155, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L - Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18259155 - Airframe hours: 2070 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Edmond D. Clifford - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 25, 1995, 43 hours before - Departed: 2O3, ANGWIN, CA - Destination: AUN - Airport: AUN, Auburn Municipal, runway 7, 3,100 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 77; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 5,900 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F ## 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 19951025037139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951025037139A), Oct 25, 1995: Cessna 182L, Auburn, CA, Substantial damage. Hard landing. Bounced. Lost control collapsed nose gear off runway. Pilot on crutches not recovered from surgery. ## Other investigations on N42712 (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 FTW95LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA302), Jul 16, 1995: Cessna 182L (N42712), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING. 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.