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Cessna 182R N9849H

17 May 2003 · Boulder, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 May 2003 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 182R registered N9849H was involved in an accident near Boulder, Colorado, 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.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Boulder Municipal (1V5)
Coordinates
40.0197, -105.2500
Aircraft
Cessna 182R
Registration
N9849H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Other Work Use
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Boulder → Boulder
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN03TA082

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing flare/touchdown which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's improper flair.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that the winds were "approximately 5 mph out of the east." With full flaps and an airspeed of 70 knots, he set up for an approach to runway 08. As they passed over the threshold, the airplane dropped approximately 25 feet and hit the runway. When the airplane bounced, he applied full power to regain control, landed on the runway and taxied to the parking area. He said he never heard the stall warning horn and didn't feel any change in the wind. The impact with the runway collapsed the nose landing gear, and buckled the firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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