Cessna 182G N2443R

Summary

On 28 September 2002 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 182G registered N2443R, operated by Skydive In Paradise, was involved in an accident near Paradise, 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.

Date

28 September 2002 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Paradise, California, United States

Nearest airport

Paradise Skypark (Q88)

Coordinates

39.7406, -121.6094

Aircraft

Cessna 182G

Registration

N2443R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Skydive In Paradise

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paradise → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX02LA301

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's improper flare resulting 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 made a hard landing collapsing the nose gear and damaging the firewall. The pilot took off and turned to downwind for landing. He reported that he flew an uneventful and normal approach. He said that he touched down on the main landing gear, but the nose gear folded under the airplane as it touched down. An examination of the runway by the Federal Aviation Administration accident coordinator revealed a skid mark on the runway at the touchdown point. He also observed gouges on the runway surface and chunks of displaced runway material. The nose wheel deformed and buckled inboard along one quadrant. The nose gear fork fractured in several places; these fracture surfaces were irregular and rough in appearance. The fork split along its lateral axis, and the aft half of the fork also split parallel to the longitudinal axis. The aft half of the nose gear collar and a section of the aft fork fractured and separated. The fork fracture surface angled about 45 degrees to the surface, and had an uneven and grainy surface. The firewall sustained upward crush damage, and was buckled. The bottom and sides of the fuselage were buckled aft of the main landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.