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Cessna 182Q N735ZT

11 November 2002 · Pacoima, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 November 2002 at about 00:39 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N735ZT was involved in an accident near Pacoima, California, 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 00:39
Classification
Accident
Location
Pacoima, California, United States
Nearest airport
Whiteman (WHP)
Coordinates
34.2500, -118.4000
Aircraft
Cessna 182Q
Registration
N735ZT
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Palm Springs → Pacoima
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX03LA046

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and hard landing. A factor in the accident was the gusty wind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on short final for runway 30, the airplane dropped hard onto the runway. Post accident inspection revealed firewall damage. Winds at the time were reported from 320 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 19 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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