Put In Bay Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Put In Bay, Ohio 43456
Sunday, June 15, 2014 12:00 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot and two passengers were on a cross-country flight. Upon arrival to the destination airport, the pilot entered the traffic pattern for landing. He reported that the downwind leg was too close to the runway, so he departed the pattern and re-entered for a more stable approach. During the landing he looked for birds and the displaced threshold; he flared the airplane too high, landed hard and bounced. The airplane landed hard a second time, before the pilot executed a go-around. The pilot then conducted a normal landing. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the firewall and damage to the propeller tips.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/15/2014
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1200
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Put in Bay
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 43456
Event Date Year 2014
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 413818N
Event Location Longitude 0824937W
Event Location Airport Put in Bay
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 3W2
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles 0.5
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 595
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1132 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 180
Weather Observation Facility ID KPCW
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 7
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling --
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 20
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 12
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 320
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.15
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KPCW 141532Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM CLR 20/12 A30
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 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 32971
NTSB Notification Source Pilot
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 23 2014 12:04PM
User who most recently changed record hatc
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2366G
NTSB Number CEN14CA355
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 182S
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 18280379
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines --
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Sep 13 2013 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 1064.9
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name NEELY JOHN J
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City PITTSBURGH
Aircraft Owner State PA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 152161149
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name NEELY JOHN J
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City PITTSBURGH
Operator State PA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 152161149
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 --
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code KAFJ
Departure City Washington
Departure State PA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 920
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 3W2
Destination City Put in Bay
Destination State OH
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 23 2014 12:05PM
User who most recently changed record hatc
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 21
Runway Length 2870
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --