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Cessna 182Q N759LH

15 November 1998 · Hickory, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 November 1998 at about 20:55 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N759LH was involved in an accident near Hickory, North Carolina, United States. 4 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 20:55
Classification
Accident
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Hickory (HKY)
Coordinates
35.7699, -81.3298
Aircraft
Cessna 182Q
Registration
N759LH
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
ATL99LA018

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly recover from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was cleared by the tower to land on runway 24. The pilot reported that, 'While on approach, at the end of the runway, a downdraft was experienced.' The airplane touchdown first approximately 100 feet down the runway, became airborne, and then came down on the nose gear. After getting the aircraft under control, the pilot taxied back to the ramp and observed the damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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