# NTSB MIA04LA136: Cessna 182, N666PG, Naples, FL, July 17, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 17, 2004, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Naples, FL - Coordinates: 26.152221, -81.775276 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1522&lon=-81.7753&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 8, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Miami FSDO, SO19 - NTSB case key (mKey): 60345 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA04LA136 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60345/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA136 ## Probable cause The dual student's improper landing flare and the pilot-in-command/CFI's inadequate supervision resulting in a hard landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, dual student (cause) - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) ## Analysis The owner of the airplane stated he made arrangements with the CFI to demonstrate the airplane to the dual student. The dual student stated they departed from Naples for the instructional flight with a southeast heading towards Marco Island to conduct takeoffs and landings. During the flight, they performed steep turns and stalls for the potential buyer to become familiar the airplane. The dual student was on the second touch-and-go exercise, when during the landing the aircraft landed hard. The crew continued the flight and made one more landing with a full stop. The CFI and dual student got out of the airplane to examine the airplane for damage. They noted wrinkles in the skin of the fuselage next to the firewall section. The airplane was flown back to Naples where it was later determined the airplane incurred substantial damage by a licensed airframe and powerplant mechanic. ## Factual narrative On July 17, 2004, about 1100 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182, N666PG, registered to Inderluft LLC and operated by a private individual, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, had a hard landing at Marco Island Executive Airport, Naples, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The commercial-rated pilot-in-command/certified flight instructor (CFI) and the commercial-rated dual student received no injuries. The airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated from Naples Municipal, Naples, Florida earlier that day, about 0930. The owner of the airplane stated he made arrangements with the CFI to demonstrate the airplane to the dual student. The dual student stated they departed from Naples for the instructional flight with a southeast heading towards Marco Island to conduct takeoffs and landings. During the flight, they performed steep turns and stalls for the potential buyer to become familiar the airplane. The dual student was on the second touch-and-go exercise, when during the landing the aircraft landed hard. The crew continued the flight and made one more landing with a full stop. The CFI and dual student got out of the airplane to examine the airplane for damage. They noted wrinkles in the skin of the fuselage next to the firewall section. The airplane was flown back to Naples where it was later determined the airplane incurred substantial damage by a licensed airframe and power plant mechanic. The airplane's owner had it partially disassemble and transported to a repair facility in Texas. Neither the CFI, commercial-rated dual student, nor the owner of the airplane reported the damage to the NTSB. On October 7, 2004, an FAA aviation safety inspector from the Miami Flight Standards District Office informed the NTSB of the accident. On October 13, 2004, a completed Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report was received from the CFI. The CFI stated there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: N666PG (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18263644 - Airframe hours: 2927 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Inderluft LLC. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 9, 2003, 69 hours before - Departed: APF, Naples, FL - Destination: MKY, Marco Island, FL - Airport: MKY, Marco Island Executive, runway 17, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 67; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 29, 2003; seat: right; flight hours: 6,848 total - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review July 2, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 1,201 total, 1 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 77 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg - Observed at: APF, 10 nm away From the NTSB's public API. 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