# NTSB SEA05LA064: Cessna 182Q, N96985, Shelton, WA, March 13, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 13, 2005, 13:15 local (21:15 UTC) - Place: Shelton, WA - Coordinates: 47.233333, -123.147499 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2333&lon=-123.1475&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 61179 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA05LA064 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61179/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA064 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper flare which resulted 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 - improper, pilot in command - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) ## Analysis The check-out pilot reported that the landing was accomplished to runway 05 with winds from 30 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 21 knots. During the flare for landing, with the private pilot in command, the airspeed rapidly decreased from 60 knots to 40 knots. The check-out pilot immediately added full throttle, but the aircraft landed hard on the main wheels. The check-out pilot took control of the aircraft during the resulting bounce and initiated a go-around. During the climb, the check-out pilot determined there was no unairworthy mechanical, electrical, structural conditions, or adverse aircraft handling characteristics and opted to return to Bremerton where a landing was made without further incident. Maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft and found structural damage to the firewall. ## Factual narrative On March 13, 2005, about 1315 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N96985, registered to and operated by the Civil Air Patrol as a 14 CFR Part 91 qualifying checkout flight, experienced a hard landing at Sanderson Field Airport, Shelton, Washington. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the certificated private pilot-in-command and the flight instructor (check-out pilot) were not injured. The flight departed from Bremerton, Washington, at 1210. The check-out pilot reported that the landing was accomplished to runway 05 with winds from 30 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 21 knots. During the flare for landing, with the private pilot in command, the airspeed rapidly decreased from 60 knots to 40 knots. The check-out pilot immediately added full throttle, but the aircraft landed hard on the main wheels. The check-out pilot took control of the aircraft during the resulting bounce and initiated a go-around. During the climb, the check-out pilot determined there was no unairworthy mechanical, electrical, structural conditions, or adverse aircraft handling characteristics and opted to return to Bremerton where a landing was made without further incident. Maintenance personnel at Bremerton inspected the aircraft and found wrinkles in the skin forward of the right side door post, wrinkles to the firewall and lower stringer. ## Aircraft - Registration: N96985 (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182Q - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18266923 - Airframe hours: 2762 - Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Other work use, Part 91 - Registered owner: Civil Air Patrol - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 21, 2005, 15 hours before - Departed: PWT, Bremerton, WA - Destination: SHN, Shelton, WA - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: SHN, Sanderson Field Airport, runway 05, 5,005 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review November 7, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 186 total, 9 in this make and model, 113 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days - Check pilot; injuries: none - Check pilot; age 68; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review July 11, 2004; seat: right; flight hours: 7,075 total, 436 in this make and model, 5,202 as pilot in command, 87 in the last 90 days, 49 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 10° at 17 knots, gusting 25 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.39 inHg - Observed at: PWT, 23 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 20050313004099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050313004099A), Mar 13, 2005: Cessna 182Q, Shelton, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was operated by the civil air patrol as a 14 CFR part 91 qualifying check ride when they experienced a hard landing at Sanderson Field Airport,… 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.