# NTSB WPR13CA242: Cessna 182R, N9760H, Alpine, WY, May 25, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 25, 2013, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Alpine, WY - Coordinates: 43.184165, -111.038887 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1842&lon=-111.0389&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 5, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 86996 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR13CA242 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86996/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86996 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA242 ## Probable cause The pilot’s inadequate flare and loss of aircraft control during 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 182R, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072731), [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 · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182R, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2072731), [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 182R, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072731), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182R, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=2072731), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [Cessna 182R, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2072731), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 182R, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072731), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that after a normal approach to the runway, the airplane touched down and bounced high. The airplane stalled, and touched down a second time onto the grass to the left of the runway surface. The nose wheel dug into the ground and the airplane nosed over, coming to a rest inverted. The airplane’s right wing and empennage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that after a normal approach to the runway, the airplane touched down and bounced high. The airplane stalled, and touched down a second time onto the grass to the left of the runway surface. The nose wheel dug into the ground and the airplane nosed over, coming to a rest inverted. The airplane’s right wing and empennage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9760H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9760H-2017-10-26), registration cancelled 2017-10-26, S/N 18268002, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R - Registry model: [Cessna 182R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (registry code 2072731) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18268002 - Airframe hours: 1272 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Ronald B Linch - Registered owner: Ronald B Linch - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 21, 2012, 3 hours before - Departed: CPR, Casper, WY - Destination: 46U, Alpine, WY - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 46U, Alpine Airport, runway 13, 5,850 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 76; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 11, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 1,633 total, 136 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 16 knots, gusting 24 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 19 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: JAC, 29 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 20130525010109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130525010109A), May 25, 2013: Cessna 182R, Alpine, WY, Substantial damage. On may 25, 2013, at approximately 1620 MDT, a Cessna model CE-182 with registration number N9760H impacted the ground at Alpine Airport, Alpine,Wyoming. The… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 23, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86996. 560 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 560 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40394996&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.