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Cessna 182Q N757MY

18 March 1989 · Pickens, South Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 March 1989 at about 13:45 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N757MY was involved in an accident near Pickens, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 13:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Pickens County (LGK)
Coordinates
34.8808, -82.7004
Aircraft
Cessna 182Q
Registration
N757MY
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Greenville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL89LA109

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT BY THE OTHER CREW MEMBER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A CIVIL AIR PATROL AIRPLANE LANDED HARD WHILE THE TWO QUALIFIED PILOTS WERE PRACTICING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT, WHO WAS OPERATING THE CONTROLS, WAS CONSIDERED THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) ON THIS FLIGHT, ALTHOUGH THE OTHER PILOT WAS AN INSTRUCTOR (CFI). SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE CFI REDUCED POWER TO SIMULATE A POWER LOSS. THE PIC LANDED ON THE REMAINING RWY, BUT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD, WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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