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Cessna 182 N2044X

4 June 2002 · Saint Pauls, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 June 2002 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N2044X was involved in an accident near Saint Pauls, North Carolina, 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 23:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Saint Pauls, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Bill Johnsons Too (8NC8)
Coordinates
34.7678, -78.9831
Aircraft
Cessna 182
Registration
N2044X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Hilton Head Isl → St Pauls
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL02LA132

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilots improper flare, during an attempted landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight was on short final when the pilot noticed that the airspeed was low. During the landing flare, the nose dropped and the nose wheel impacted the runway. No mechanical problems were reported by the pilot. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any flight control or mechanical problems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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