# NTSB SEA93LA204: Cessna 182E, N3117Y, Quilcene, WA, September 19, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 18, 1993, 19:15 local (Sep 19, 1993, 02:15 UTC) - Place: Quilcene, WA - Coordinates: 47.819408, -122.839065 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8194&lon=-122.8391&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 13, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 41772 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA93LA204 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41772/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA204 ## Probable cause THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER AIRSPEED AND GLIDEPATH. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor) - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - proper glidepath - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE PRIVATE DIRT AIRSTRIP FOR LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS LOW ON FINAL APPROACH AND POWER ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO CLEAR A FENCE NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY DROPPED DURING THE FLARE AND BOUNCED A LITTLE ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELLED DOWN THE AIRSTRIP FOR A SHORT DISTANCE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. POST-CRASH INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR FORK WAS BROKEN IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE FORK WAS METALLURIGALLY EXAMINED. ALL FRACTURES WERE CONSISTENT WITH OVERSTRESS SEPARATIONS. ## Factual narrative On September 18, 1993, at 1915 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182E, N3117Y, nosed over during the landing roll at a private airstrip near Quilcene, Washington. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the certificated private pilot and his three passengers were not injured. The flight had originated from Arlington, Washington, at 1830 as a pleasure flight. During a telephone interview and subsequent written statement, the pilot reported that the airplane's airspeed was slow while on final approach and power adjustments were made to clear a fence near the runway. The airplane was flared at the end of the airstrip and the pilot stated that "...it (the airplane) just fell about four feet and bounced a little and rolled down the runway for 100 feet..." The pilot stated that the nose wheel broke off then and the airplane nosed over. During the post-crash investigation, the nose gear fork was found to be broken in several areas. The nose gear fork was sent to the National Transportation Safety Board, Materials Laboratory for a metallurgical examination. The specialist reported that all of the fractures were consistent with overstress separations. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3117Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3117Y-2005-07-20), registration cancelled 2005-07-20, S/N 18254117, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E - Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18254117 - Airframe hours: 2950 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-E 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Fisk, Orville M. - Registered owner: Fisk, Orville M - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 13, 1993, 42 hours before - Departed: S88, ARLINGTON, WA - Airport: Kimshaw ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,089 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: calm - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F ## 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 19930918052279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930918052279A), Sep 18, 1993: Cessna 182E, Quilcene, WA, Substantial damage. Landed hard on nose gear. Nose gear broke off due to overstress. Nosed over. ## Other investigations on N3117Y (2) 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 SEA90LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA014), Nov 9, 1989: Cessna 182E (N3117Y), Quilcene, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR TAILWIND CONDITIONS WHEN LANDING ON A SHORT WET RUNWAY. - [NTSB SEA67D0182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0182), Nov 11, 1966: Cessna 182 (N3117Y), Tonasket, WA, substantial damage 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.