Cessna 182P N9187G

Summary

On 9 November 2000 at about 17:33 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N9187G, operated by Leading Edge Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 November 2000 at 17:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Tucson International (TUS)

Coordinates

32.1492, -110.9293

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N9187G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Leading Edge Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nogales → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA037

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper recovery from the bounced landing resulting in the overload failure of the nose gear and the airplane nosing over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing, the nose wheel collapsed, the airplane slid on the nose and main wheels veering off the runway right side, then nosed over inverted. The pilot completed a 38-minute-long flight by attempting to land on an 8,408-foot-long runway. An air traffic control tower witness described the airplane's approach as being "a little steep." The pilot misjudged the landing flare, and the airplane's nose wheel impacted the runway bending its rim. Thereafter, the airplane continued porpoising, the nose gear assembly ultimately failed in an aft direction, and the airplane slid to a stop coming to rest inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.