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Cessna 182K N2501Q

5 July 2001 · Mattoon, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 July 2001 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 182K registered N2501Q was involved in an accident near Mattoon, Illinois, 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 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Mattoon, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Mattoon-Coles County (MTO)
Coordinates
39.4702, -88.3595
Aircraft
Cessna 182K
Registration
N2501Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Rockford → Mattoon
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI01LA308

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot improperly flared the airplane which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported he flared the airplane too high during a landing and the airplane bounced on the runway. Firewall damage was noticed the following day when the pilot performed an aircraft preflight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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