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Cessna 182K N3054Q

18 September 1998 · Eldon, Missouri, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 September 1998 at about 21:55 local time, a Cessna 182K registered N3054Q was involved in an accident near Eldon, Missouri, United States. One person was 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 21:55
Classification
Accident
Location
Eldon, Missouri, United States
Nearest airport
Eldon Model Airpark (H79)
Coordinates
38.3497, -92.5693
Aircraft
Cessna 182K
Registration
N3054Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI98LA358

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's not correcting for a porpoise condition during landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the accident airplane said that he flared high. He said he pulled back on the yoke for the flare and the airplane porpoised. He said that he maintained yoke position through the third bounce and then relaxed the yoke position. The nose gear collapsed and the firewall buckled. The pilot, in his pilot report regarding owner safety recommendations stated: 'more flight time and more frequent trips and landing practice'.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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