# NTSB NYC02LA041: Cessna 182Q, N759JD, Norfolk, VA, December 15, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 15, 2001, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Norfolk, VA - Coordinates: 36.779998, -76.448608 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7800&lon=-76.4486&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 26, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 53940 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC02LA041 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53940/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA041 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recover from a bounced landing which resulted in a propeller strike and hard landing. A factor in this accident were the gusty wind conditions. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot was landing on runway 2, a 3,524-foot long, 70-foot wide, asphalt runway. After touchdown, the airplane began to bounce and the pilot elected to perform a go-around. During a second landing attempt, the airplane again began to bounce; however, the propeller struck the runway, before the airplane came to rest. Subsequent inspection of the airplane revealed that both propeller tips had separated. Additionally, the nose wheel strut assembly and lower firewall was bent aft. The pilot said he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. Winds reported at an airport located about 14 miles east-northeast of the accident site, were from 020 degrees at 15 knots, with 20 knot gusts. ## Factual narrative On December 15, 2001, about 1330 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N759JD, was substantially damaged while landing at the Hampton Roads Executive Airport (PVG), Norfolk, Virginia. The certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was landing on runway 2, a 3,524-foot long, 70-foot wide, asphalt runway. In a written statement, the pilot said the airplane touched down, began to bounce, and he elected to perform a go-around. During a second landing attempt, the airplane again began to bounce; however, the propeller struck the runway, before the airplane came to rest. Subsequent inspection of the airplane revealed that both propeller tips had separated. Additionally, the nose wheel strut assembly and lower firewall was bent aft. A witness at PVG reported that the airplane "hit hard about five times, and lost a piece of front wheel cover." He then observed the airplane go-around, and bounce "about six times" during the second landing attempt. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. He reported 150 hours of total flight experience, all in make and model. Winds reported at an airport located about 14 miles east-northeast of PVG, at 1351, were from 020 degrees at 15 knots, with 20 knot gusts. A witness at the airport described the wind conditions as "very strong" with gusts approaching 40 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N759JD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759JD), registered now, S/N 18266023, built 1977 (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: 18266023 - Airframe hours: 2500 - Engines: Continental O-470-U 230 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Rodney M. Lee - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 7NC0, Bayboro, NC - Destination: PVG, PORTSMOUTH, VA - Airport: PVG, Hampton Roads, runway 2, 3,524 × 70 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review July 7, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 158 total, 107 in this make and model, 86 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 15 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 30.27 inHg - Observed at: ORF, 14 nm away ## 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 20011215034339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011215034339A), Dec 15, 2001: Cessna 182Q, Portmouth, VA, No damage. (-23) The pilot stated that when he approached the airport, the wind was reported to be gusting to 20 mph. He made a hard landing that resulted in damage to… 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.