# NTSB SEA96LA174: Cessna 182B, N2793G, Metaline Falls, WA, July 29, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 29, 1996, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Metaline Falls, WA - Coordinates: 48.889591, -117.209167 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8896&lon=-117.2092&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 23, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 42433 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA96LA174 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42433/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA174 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. The inadvertent porpoise was a related factor. ## 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) - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - grass - landing gear,nose gear - overload ## Analysis After the initial touchdown, the pilot allowed the aircraft to float back into the air. He attempted to force it back onto the runway, but hit hard enough to cause the aircraft to become airborne a second time. He once again pushed the aircraft back onto the runway, this time hitting the nose gear hard enough to cause the nose wheel to separate from the strut. The aircraft slid along on the strut for about 200 feet, and then the strut dug into the terrain and collapsed. The aircraft continued to slide along on the bent propeller until coming to a stop. ## Factual narrative On July 29, 1996, approximately 1430 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182B, N2793G, registered to and being flown by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when the nose landing gear separated following a hard landing at the Sullivan Lake State Airport, Metaline Falls, Washington. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The pilot reported visual meteorological conditions at the time of the accident and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was to have been operated under 14CFR91, and originated from Ione, Washington, approximately 1415. There was no report of an ELT activation. The pilot reported that he executed an approach to the north runway, and that after touchdown on the grass airstrip, the aircraft floated back into the air. In his attempt to get the aircraft back on the ground, the pilot forced the aircraft back onto the runway hard enough that it bounced back into the air a second time. He once again pushed it onto the runway, this time hitting hard enough to break off the nose wheel. The aircraft then slid along on the nose strut for about 200 feet, until the strut dug into the terrain and collapsed. The aircraft then slid along on the bent propeller until coming to a stop. The pilot reported the winds as calm with slight drizzle at the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2793G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2793G), registered now, S/N 52093, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182B - Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 52093 - Airframe hours: 3400 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Brocha, Donald, J. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 2, 1996, 80 hours before - Departed: S23, IONE, WA - Destination: 09S - Airport: 09S, Sullivan Lake State, runway 33, 1,900 × 150 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 145 total, 81 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 75 °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 19960729046829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960729046829A), Jul 29, 1996: Cessna 182B, Metaline Falls, WA, Substantial damage. (-16) While attempting to land at the sullivan lake state park airstrip, pilot bounced the landing and broke the nose gear off the aircraft. The aircraft then… From the NTSB's public API. 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