Cincinnati Muni / Lunken Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
Wednesday, August 7, 2002 20:45 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that he was planning to touch down on the approach end of the runway, in order to make a reverse highspeed turnoff, about 1,000 feet ahead. This would have resulted in a much shorter taxi to his hanger than if he rolled out on the runway and took the next available turnoff. However, the airplane touched down about 25 feet short of the runway. When the nose wheel struck the lip of the runway, it was flattened. The firewall was bucked, and there were wrinkles and popped rivets on the left side of the fuselage. The pilot reported that he was not used to flying the airplane with 3 passengers, and that he, "...misjudged the threshold and hit the end of the pavement."

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's misjudgment of distance which resulted in the airplane landing short of the runway.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/7/2002
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 2045
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Cincinnati
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 45226
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 390559N
Event Location Longitude 0842510W
Event Location Airport Cincinnati Muni / Lunken Field
Event Location Nearest Airport ID LUK
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 483
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2053 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID LUK
Elevation of weather observation facility 483
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Dusk
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 22
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 12
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 70
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.17
Density Altitude (feet) 1197
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 4
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 13012
NTSB Notification Source Cincinnati FSDO
NTSB Notification Date Aug 8 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1500
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Apr 17 2003 10:27AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Cincinnati, Ohio

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N95915
NTSB Number NYC02LA156
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 182Q
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 18266678
Certified Max Gross Weight 2950
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Feb 20 2002 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 43.3
Airframe Hours 3106
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Robert T. Fischer
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Cincinnati
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 45244
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code UYF
Departure City London
Departure State OH
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 2015
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code LUK
Destination City Cincinnati
Destination State OH
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Jan 27 2003 4:09PM
User who most recently changed record PEAR
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 3R
Runway Length 6101
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --