# NTSB SEA07CA150: Cessna 182P, N58518, Aurora, OR, June 4, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 3, 2007, 17:30 local (Jun 4, 2007, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Coordinates: 45.249721, -122.772224
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2497&lon=-122.7722&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 66004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA07CA150
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66004/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA150

## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged flare during landing, and his improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in collision with the runway.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - runway
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

In a written statement, the pilot reported that he was returning to Vancouver, Washington, after a go-around at Albany, Oregon, due to a "problem with flaps."  The pilot changed his mind en route, and decided to land at Aurora, Oregon, because of the longer and wider runway.  The pilot chose to land on runway 17, with the ASOS reporting winds from 240 degrees at 6 knots. The pilot flew a normal approach  and "felt good."  The airplane bounced on landing and the pilot "gave it some gas to smooth [the] touchdown and then pulled [the] throttle back."  The airplane contacted the ground again and bounced even higher.  The pilot couldn't remember exactly what happened next, but supposed "we caught a gust of wind which lifted us out of ground effect."  The airplane "dropped hard" from the second bounce, resulting in a bent firewall and the propeller striking the runway.  After rollout, the pilot taxied the airplane off of the runway to the parking area.  In the 15 minutes following the accident, the ASOS reported no wind gusts.

## Factual narrative

In a written statement, the pilot reported that he was returning to Vancouver, Washington, after a go-around at Albany, Oregon, due to a "problem with flaps."  The pilot changed his mind en route, and decided to land at Aurora, Oregon, because of the longer and wider runway.  The pilot chose to land on runway 17, with the ASOS reporting winds from 240 degrees at 6 knots. The pilot flew a normal approach  and "felt good."  The airplane bounced on landing and the pilot "gave it some gas to smooth [the] touchdown and then pulled [the] throttle back."  The airplane contacted the ground again and bounced even higher.  The pilot couldn't remember exactly what happened next, but supposed "we caught a gust of wind which lifted us out of ground effect."  The airplane "dropped hard" from the second bounce, resulting in a bent firewall and the propeller striking the runway.  After rollout, the pilot taxied the airplane off of the runway to the parking area.  In the 15 minutes following the accident, the ASOS reported no wind gusts.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58518](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58518), registered now, S/N 18262117, 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: 18262117
- Airframe hours: 1561.3
- Engines: Teledyne Continental O-470-R 25A 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Tim Blackwood
- Registered owner: N58518 Flying Club, LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2006
- Departed: KUVO, Vancouver, WA
- Destination: K512, Albany, OR
- Airport: KAUO, Aurora State Airport, runway 17, 5,004 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 111 total, 71 in this make and model, 51 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 39 °F

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