Cessna 182-Q N96725

Summary

On 31 August 2002 at about 15:55 local time, a Cessna 182-Q registered N96725, operated by Civil Air Patrol Louisiana Wing, was involved in an accident near New Roads, Louisiana, United States. 3 people were 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

31 August 2002 at 15:55

Classification

Accident

Location

New Roads, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

False River Air Park (HZR)

Coordinates

30.7181, -91.4786

Aircraft

Cessna 182-Q

Registration

N96725

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Civil Air Patrol Louisiana Wing

Operating rule

Public Use

Purpose of flight

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Baton Rouge → New Roads

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02LA246

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The single-engine airplane landed hard on Runway 36. The 987-hour pilot reported that after completing two touch and go landings, the third landing would be a short field landing followed by a full stop. The pilot stated they were in a stable approach for Runway 36. As the airplane cleared the runway approach lights, the pilot verified the flaps were full down, and the airspeed was 60 knots. The airplane was inside the last light of the approach light system (ALS), between 50 and 100 feet AGL, when she heard the stall warning horn, and the airplane began to rapidly lose altitude. The pilot applied power; however, the airplane continued to lose altitude. The airplane touched down "hard" 40 feet short of the runway, and continued to roll for approximately 1,000 feet before coming to a stop. During the rollout, the pilot reported that the nose dropped abnormally low. The pilot instructed the passengers to unbuckle their seat belts and exit the aircraft as soon as it stopped.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.