# NTSB SEA02LA177: Cessna 182L, N42862, McCall, ID, September 21, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 20, 2002, 20:30 local (Sep 21, 2002, 02:30 UTC) - Place: McCall, ID - Coordinates: 44.888889, -116.101387 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8889&lon=-116.1014&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 8, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Boise FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55739 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA02LA177 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55739/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA177 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and an acceptable rate of descent while on short final for landing, and his failure to maintain directional control after the resultant hard landing. Factors include a ditch near the temporary runway (taxiway) he was landing on. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - descent - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot received a briefing from flight service prior to departure, during which he was advised that the runway at McCall was closed for construction activities, but that during daylight hours aircraft could land on the taxiway. The pilot reported that when he arrived at McCall, it was dusk, but he could still see the runway environment. He therefore decided to make his approach to runway 34 and then sidestep for a landing on the parallel taxiway. Although the approach to the runway and the side-step to align with the taxiway were uneventful, as the pilot was attempting to flare for the landing on the taxiway, he allowed the airspeed to get too low, and the aircraft descended onto the taxiway surface at an excessive rate, resulting in a hard bounced landing. As the aircraft touched down a second time, it was misaligned with the taxiway centerline, and as the pilot was trying to reestablish directional control, the aircraft departed the taxiway and impacted a nearby ditch. During the accident sequence a small fire started, and because the pilot had no means by which to extinguish it, the fire eventually consumed almost the entire aircraft. According to the pilot, there was no indication that there had been any mechanical malfunction or anomaly that had contributed to the accident. ## Factual narrative On September 20, 2002, approximately 2030 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182L, N42862, impacted the terrain during an attempted landing on the taxiway at McCall Airport, McCall, Idaho. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured, but the aircraft, which was owned and operated by the pilot, was destroyed by a post-crash fire. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal pleasure flight, which departed The Dalles, Oregon, about 1800 Pacific daylight time, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. There was no report of an ELT activation. No flight plan was filed. According to the pilot, prior to leaving The Dalles, he received a briefing from flight service, during which he was advised that the runway at McCall was closed for construction activities, but that during daylight hours aircraft could land on the taxiway. The pilot reported that when he arrived at McCall, it was dusk, but he could still see the runway environment. He therefore decided to make his approach to runway 34 and then sidestep for a landing on the parallel taxiway. Although the approach to the runway and the side-step to align with the taxiway were uneventful, as the pilot was attempting to flare for the landing on the taxiway, he allowed the airspeed to get too low, and the aircraft descended onto the taxiway surface at an excessive rate, resulting in a hard bounced landing. As the aircraft touched down a second time, it was misaligned with the taxiway centerline, and as the pilot was trying to reestablish directional control, the aircraft departed the taxiway and impacted a nearby ditch. During the accident sequence a small fire started, and because the pilot had no means by which to extinguish it, the fire eventually consumed almost the entire aircraft. According to the pilot, there was no indication that there had been any mechanical malfunction or anomaly that had contributed to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N42862](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42862-2003-01-10), registration cancelled 2003-01-10, S/N 18259222, 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: 18259222 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Richard M. Jenkins - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 30, 2001, 150 hours before - Departed: DLS, The Dalles, OR - Destination: MYL, Mc Call, ID - Airport: MYL, McCall Airport, runway 34T, 6,000 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review November 30, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 2,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 360° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: KMYL ## 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 20020921026479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020921026479A), Sep 21, 2002: Cessna 182L, Mc Call, ID, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot was side stepping to land on taxi-way due to close runway. Pilot under shot taxiway and came to rest in a ditch between runway and taxiway. Pilot… From the NTSB's public API. 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