- Date
- August 19, 2012, 18:00 local (Aug 20, 2012, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hood River, OR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N34SRCessna 182F
- Defining event
- Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 2012
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20120819019349A
- Case key
- 84942
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Findings · 3
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The private pilot reported that, while making an approach to land, he observed that the winds were more variable and gusty than when he departed. He said that the airplane touched down and then became airborne again and began to “porpoise.” The pilot tried to regain control and stop the induced pitch oscillations, but landed hard on the nose gear, substantially damaging the firewall. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or abnormalities with the airplane before the landing.
Factual narrative
The low time private pilot reported that while making an approach to land he observed that the winds were more variable and gusty than when he had departed. During the landing the airplane touched down and then became airborne again and entered a porpoise. The pilot attempted to regain control and to stop the induced pitch oscillations but not before landing hard on the nose gear. An inspection of the airplane revealed it had sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot stated that there were no abnormalities with the airplane before the landing. The accident was reported September 5, 2012, after the damage to the airplane was verified by maintenance.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34SR
- Reported as
- Cessna 182F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18255005
- Airframe hours
- 3,873
- Engine
- Cont Motor O-470 SERIES, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Classic Wings Aero Services
- Registered owner
- Classic Wings Aero Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 4, 2012 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- 4S2 · Hood River, OR
- Destination
- 4S2 · Hood River, OR
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- 4S2 · Ken Jernstedt Airfield, runway 25, 3,040 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- July 24, 2012
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 50 total · 6 in this make and model · 23 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Observed at
- CZK, 14 nm away
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 3, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 560 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.