# NTSB WPR10CA081: Cessna 182P, N11PG, Payson, AZ, December 11, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 11, 2009, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Payson, AZ - Coordinates: 34.256668, -111.339164 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2567&lon=-111.3392&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 23, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 75162 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10CA081 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75162/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75162 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA081 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard 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 182P, 48 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2075816), [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 182P, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2075816), [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: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while he was on final approach he thought that the airplane may have encountered wake turbulence or a gust. The airplane bounced on the runway surface, veered to the right, and came to rest in the ramp area. The damage to the airplane included the firewall, the lower forward fuselage, and both wings. Immediately following the accident, the pilot reported to a Safety Board investigator that there were no preimpact malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine. ## Factual narrative On December 11, 2009, about 0830 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182P, N11PG, experienced a hard landing at Payson Airport, Payson, Arizona. The private pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The pilot and two passengers were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local personal flight departed from Chandler, Arizona, about 0730, with a planned destination of Payson. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed. In a written statement, the pilot reported that while he was on final approach he thought the airplane may have encountered wake turbulence or a gust. The airplane bounced on the runway surface and the pilot attempted to recover by applying full power. The airplane did not respond; the right wing subsequently stalled. As a result, the airplane veered to the right off the runway surface, coming to rest in the ramp area. A routine aviation weather report (METAR) for Prescott, Arizona, 59 miles to the east-southeast, reported that during the time surrounding the accident, the winds were calm. Immediately following the accident, the pilot reported to a Safety Board investigator that there were no preimpact malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N11PG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11PG-2010-02-11), registration cancelled 2010-02-11, S/N 18261879, 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: 18261879 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: P19, Chandler, AZ - Destination: PAN, Payson, AZ - Airport: PAN, Payson Airport, runway 06, 5,500 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; flight hours: 1,584 total, 1,000 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Observed at: PRC, 56 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 20091211053169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091211053169A), Dec 11, 2009: Cessna 182P, Payson, AZ, Destroyed. Pilot landed hard and aircraft bounced into the air. The pilot states that he tried to apply power but there was no response to the throttle. The aircraft was… ## Other investigations on N11PG (1) 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 MKC90LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA007), Oct 7, 1989: Cessna 182 (N11PG), Hasty, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION RESULTING FROM THE COLLAPSE AT THE FUEL CELL. THE FACT THAT THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS WAS A FACTOR. ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 7, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75162. 926 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 518 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40323425&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Photo of Wreckage (item 2, .PDF, 345 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40323559&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20of%20Wreckage-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation: Pilot (item 3, .PDF, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40323563&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%3A%20Pilot-Master.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.