NTSB CEN20CA223 — 2020-06-02 · Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States

Current FAA registration · N3005F

Make / Model: CESSNA 182J
Year of manufacture: 1966 · 54 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19660404
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A3225F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3005F Cessna 182J None

Probable cause & findings

The student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision, which resulted in a hard landing.

Factual narrative

The student pilot completed two landings from the airport traffic pattern during the instructional flight with the flight instructor seated in the left pilot seat. The flight instructor stated the landings were not "smooth," but were within limits. During the third landing, the airplane landed hard. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and the bottom of the fuselage. The flight instructor stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

C Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Landing flare-Not attained/maintained - C
C Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Lack of action-Instructor/check pilot - C
— Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring other person-Instructor/check pilot
— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Student/instructed pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2020_CEN20CA223.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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