- Date
- May 1, 2002, 13:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place
- Teterboro, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4468NCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 2003
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20020501018319A
- Case key
- 54749
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was performing a crosswind landing to runway 1. The pilot reported that the airplane landed hard, veered to the right and began to bounce, before coming to rest on the runway. The pilot described the bounces as "hard." Examination of the airplane revealed damage to the propeller, nose landing gear, and the firewall. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane. Winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident were from 350 degrees at 15 knots, with 20 knot gusts.
Factual narrative
On May 1, 2002, about 1325 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N4468N, was substantially damaged while landing at the Teterboro Airport (TEB), Teterboro, New Jersey. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The pilot was landing on runway 1, a 7,000-foot long, 150-foot wide, asphalt runway. In a written statement, the pilot said he experienced a strong crosswind, which required a "very distinct left-hand crab." The airplane landed hard, veered to the right, and began to bounce. The pilot described the bounces as "hard;" however, the airplane came to rest on the runway, and he taxied to a parking area.
Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed damage to the propeller, nose landing gear, and the firewall.
The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane.
The pilot reported 220 hours of total flight experience, which included about 9 hours in make and model.
Winds reported at TEB, at 1351, were from 350 degrees at 15 knots, with 20 knot gusts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4468N
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 820193-R
- Airframe hours
- 3,808
- Engine
- Continental 0470-U, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paramus Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 19, 2001 · 130 hours before
- Departed
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Destination
- TEB · Terboro, NJ
- Airport
- TEB · Teterboro Airport, runway 010, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- September 30, 2000
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 220 total · 9 in this make and model · 135 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.82 inHg
- Observed at
- TEB
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 7, 2002, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 622 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.