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Cessna 182Q N7608S

15 March 1999 · Galveston, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 March 1999 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N7608S was involved in an accident near Galveston, Texas, 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 18:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Galveston, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Galveston Airport (GLS)
Coordinates
29.2996, -94.7896
Aircraft
Cessna 182Q
Registration
N7608S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Houston → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW99LA111

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's delayed landing flare of the aircraft. Factors were the excessive airspeed and the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of aircraft.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing flare/touchdown, the pilot 'inadvertently allowed the nose of the airplane to descend to[o] low', the nose landing gear impacted the runway, and the nose landing gear tire 'exploded.' During final approach, the pilot observed the airspeed to be 'above normal landing speed.' He extended the flaps and reduced the power. The 205.6 hour private pilot had accumulated 9.5 hours flight time in the Cessna 182Q aircraft. He had flown the airplane 1 hour in the previous 30 days.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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