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Cessna 182Q N24VV

24 July 2004 · Pence Springs, West Virginia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 July 2004 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N24VV was involved in an accident near Pence Springs, West Virginia, 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 20:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Pence Springs, West Virginia, United States
Nearest airport
Hinton-Alderson Airport (WV77)
Coordinates
37.6678, -80.7008
Aircraft
Cessna 182Q
Registration
N24VV
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Bland → Pence Springs
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC04CA180

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during final approach, which resulted in a hard landing and gear collapse.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the final approach, the airplane was too low and too slow. The airplane touched down hard on a wet turf runway, and the nose gear collapsed. The airplane then skidded and came to rest off the right side of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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