# NTSB WPR20CA269: Cessna 182, N92403, Cascade, ID, August 13, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 13, 2020, 09:06 local (15:06 UTC) - Place: Cascade, ID - Coordinates: 44.535278, -115.350555 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5353&lon=-115.3506&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 101788 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR20CA269 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101788/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101788 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA269 ## Probable cause The pilot's decision to continue the unstable approach which resulted in an inadequate flare, bounced landing and collision with trees following a delayed go around. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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 182N, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 933 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Post-impact: Fire/smoke (post-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/170); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/170/sequence.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 354 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/170/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while on final approach to the runway, the airplane was too high. He initiated a slip to lose altitude, but the airplane was still too fast and high. After landing, the airplane collided with trees at the end of the ruwnay. The pilot further reported that the accident could have been prevented by initiating a go around sooner. Two witnesses reported that the airplane landed hard more than halfway down the runway and began to porpoise. With about 800 ft of runway remaining, they heard the pilot apply full engine power. The airplane subsequently departed the runway surface and impacted trees. A post impact fire ensured which substantially damaged the airplane. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that while on final approach to the runway, the airplane was too high. He initiated a slip to lose altitude, but the airplane was still too fast and high. After landing, the airplane collided with trees at the end of the runway. The pilot further reported that the accident could have been prevented by initiating a go around sooner. Two witnesses reported that the airplane landed hard more than halfway down the runway and began to porpoise. With about 800 ft of runway remaining, they heard the pilot apply full engine power. The airplane subsequently departed the runway surface and impacted trees. A post impact fire ensured which substantially damaged the airplane. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N92403](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92403-2021-03-16), registration cancelled 2021-03-16, S/N 18260186, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182 (N) - Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18260186 - Year built: 1969 - Airframe hours: 4953 - Engines: Continental O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 11, 2020 - Departed: 3U2, Johnson Creek, ID - Destination: ID74, Cascade, ID - Airport: ID74, Sulphur Creek Ranch Airport, runway 10, 3,300 × 40 ft, gravel - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 7, 2019; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 630 total, 150 in this make and model, 556 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: MYL, 39 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 20200813014089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200813014089A), Aug 13, 2020: Cessna 182N, Destroyed. Pilot misjudged approach to ID74. Aircraft was high and fast and did not touch down until past the half way point of the runway. Aircraft bounced hard at least… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 9, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101788. 7.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=10301399&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20printed_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Witness statements (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 119 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=10337634&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=witnesses%20combined-Rel.pdf - On scene photos (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 3.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=10081032&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=on%20scene%20photos-Rel.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.