Cessna 182S N7278S

Summary

On 22 July 2000 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 182S registered N7278S was involved in an accident near Millard, Nebraska, 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

22 July 2000 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Millard, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Millard Airport (MLE)

Coordinates

41.2296, -96.1208

Aircraft

Cessna 182S

Registration

N7278S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Galesburg → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA217

Nobody was injured.

the improper recovery from the bounced landing and the porpoise encountered by the pilot. Factors were the misjudged flare by the pilot and the runway light.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was damaged during landing and a collision with a runway light. The pilot said, "I bounced on initial ground contact. I applied full power hoping to go around but when I looked down the runway, I wasn't sure if I would safely clear the obstacles at the end of the runway. I tried to control the bouncing, but the plane started to porpoise. I realized the nose gear was damaged and I skidded off the edge of the runway until it stopped." A postaccident examination of the aircraft did not reveal any anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction in his written report.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.