Cessna 182R N101SP

Summary

On 21 July 2000 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna 182R registered N101SP, operated by Civil Air Patrol (Oregon Wing), was involved in an accident near John Day, Oregon, 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.

Date

21 July 2000 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

John Day, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

John Day State (5J0)

Coordinates

44.4196, -118.9404

Aircraft

Cessna 182R

Registration

N101SP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Civil Air Patrol (Oregon Wing)

Operating rule

Public Use

Purpose of flight

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Redmond → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA00TA138

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare on touchdown resulting in a hard landing. A factor was the pilot's entrance into an inadvertent porpoise condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The Cessna 182R pilot reported that he set up for a straight-in visual approach to runway 09. About 2 miles out he lowered 10 degrees flaps and established 80 knots airspeed. About 1 mile out he lowered the flaps to 20 degrees maintaining 80 knots, and about 1/2 mile out he lowered the flaps to 30 degrees, established his speed between 70-80 knots, and then began the flare. Upon touchdown of the nose wheel, a loud 'chattering' noise ensued along with an intense vibration. The aircraft's nose wheel bounced twice on the pavement with the propeller making runway contact after the third bounce. A 'zigzag' black scuff mark on the runway pavement slightly left of the centerline was observed, along with two gouges in the asphalt roughly perpendicular to the track of the scuff. Post-crash examination of the damaged nose wheel fracture surfaces revealed evidence typical of overstress separation. All the bearing components were covered with an abundant amount of a lubricant and exhibited no heat tinting. No evidence of fatigue cracking was found in the fracture faces.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.