# NTSB WPR09CA469: Cessna 182, N1040D, Parowan, UT, September 26, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 25, 2009, 20:15 local (Sep 26, 2009, 02:15 UTC) - Place: Parowan, UT - Coordinates: 37.866111, -112.816108 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8661&lon=-112.8161&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 5 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 29, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 74812 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR09CA469 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74812/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74812 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA469 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 26 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR go-around: Stall warn/stick-shaker/pusher](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/430); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/430/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 37 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/430/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR go-around: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that on his second landing approach in dark night conditions he observed that he was above the glide slope. As he approached the end of the runway, he "flattened out" his descent and landed flat, with all three tires hitting the runway simultaneously. The airplane subsequently bounced, and he "pushed in on the [control] yoke to get back down on the runway." The pilot stated that this made the second bounce worse than the first. He then tried unsuccessfully to pull back on the yoke to prevent the airplane from bouncing a third time. Because he feared another bounce would collapse the landing gear, he initiated a go-around by applying full power and beginning a gentle climb. He reported that the stall warning alerted at about 45 knots and that he "felt the left wing fall, which was followed by an impact with the ground." The airplane's left wing sustained substantial damage and there was no postcrash fire. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that on his second landing approach in dark night conditions, he observed that he was above the glide slope "..so I lowered the nose further to maintain glide slope. As we approached the end of the runway I flattened out my descent. I landed flat, with all three tires hitting the runway simultaneously. We [the airplane] bounced off the runway, which I had never experienced before. Unsure of what to do, I pushed in on the [control] yoke to get back down on the runway." The pilot stated that this made the second bounce worse than the first. He then tried to pull back on the yoke to prevent the airplane from bouncing a third time, "…but that didn't help. It actually made the third bounce more pronounced than the previous two." The pilot reported that he feared another bounce would collapse the landing gear, which prompted him to attempt a go-around. The pilot stated, "I applied full power and tried a gentle climb. With the stall warning blaring I glanced at the airspeed, which indicated about 45 knots. I knew a stall was inevitable, and I felt the left wing fall, which was followed by an impact with the ground." The airplane's left wing sustained substantial damage. There was no post crash fire. The pilot reported that there were no anomalies noted with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1040D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1040D-2012-03-05), registration cancelled 2012-03-05, S/N 18281963, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (A) - Registry model: [Cessna 182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (registry code 2072703) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ab1a5) (registry code 41808, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18281963 - Airframe hours: 659 - Engines: LYCOMING IO540 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, September 1, 2009, 20 hours before - Departed: HND, Henderson, NV - Destination: 1L9, Parowan, UT - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 1L9, Parowan Airport, runway 22, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 10, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 242 total, 19 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 60° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 19 °F - Altimeter: 30.21 inHg - Observed at: CDC, 16 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 20090925017299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090925017299A), Sep 25, 2009: Cessna 182T, Parowan, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) During first landing attempt pilot cut the final to short and decided to abort landing. Pilot extended the final on second attempt aircraft touched down… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 15, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74812. 1.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40319932&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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.