# NTSB NYC03LA086: Cessna 182P, N21520, Blacksburg, VA, April 16, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 16, 2003, 12:50 local (16:50 UTC) - Place: Blacksburg, VA - Coordinates: 37.2075, -80.407775 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2075&lon=-80.4078&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 28, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 56856 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC03LA086 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56856/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA086 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper flare and his improper recovery from a bounced 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, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot had attempted three landings, with the first two attempts resulting in a go-around. During the third landing attempt, the airplane touched down hard and bounced back into the air. The airplane touched down hard again, with the propeller striking the runway, before coming to rest upright on the runway. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical deficiencies with the airplanes flight controls. ## Factual narrative On April 16, 2003, at 1250 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N21520, was substantially damaged while landing at the Virginia Tech Airport (BCB), Blacksburg, Virginia. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, he had attempted three landings to runway 30, a 4,539-foot long, 100-foot wide, asphalt runway. The first two attempts resulted in a go-around. During the third landing attempt, the airplane touched down hard and bounced back into the air. The airplane touched down hard again, with the propeller striking the runway, before coming to rest upright on the runway. When a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the wreckage, he observed substantial damage to the engine compartment firewall. The inspector did not observe any mechanical deficiencies with the airplanes flight controls. The pilot reported 80 hours of total flight experience in make and model airplane. The winds recorded at a nearby airport about the time of accident, were from 270 degrees at 5 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N21520](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21520), registered now, S/N 18261686, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18261686 - Airframe hours: 3113 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Hokie Flying Club Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 9, 2002, 60 hours before - Departed: VJI, Abingdon, VA - Destination: BCB, Blacksburg, VA - Airport: BCB, Virginia Tech Airport, runway 30, 4,550 × 100 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review January 18, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 245 total, 80 in this make and model, 142 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: ROA, 20 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 20030416030379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030416030379A), Apr 16, 2003: Cessna 182P, Blacksburg, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot attempted three landings at runway 30, a 4,539 foot long, 100 foot wide, asphalt runway. The first two attempts resulted in a go-around. During… ## Other investigations on N21520 (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 LAX74DUJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ19), Sep 2, 1973: Cessna 182 (N21520), Mesa, AZ, destroyed 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.