Cessna 182B N2728B
15 October 2005 · Mokelumne Hill, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 October 2005 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 182B registered N2728B was involved in an accident near Mokelumne Hill, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mokelumne Hill, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 38.3167, -120.7000
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182B
- Registration
- N2728B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Martel → Mokelumne Hill
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX06CA010
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. A related factor was gusty wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airframe was damaged during a hard landing at a private airstrip. The pilot said the grass airstrip was orientated along a 330-degree path with a stand of trees on the southern end, the tallest of which was about 80 feet. The pilot observed the wind to be from 300 degrees at 8 knots with gusts to 15 knots. He approached the grass strip from the south and established the airplane on final approach at 65 mph and a vertical descent rate of 200 to 300 feet per minute (fpm). On short final, the pilot established the airplane at 60 mph (about 10 mph above stall speed) with 40 degrees of flaps extended. As the airplane passed the stand of trees it dropped 10 to 12 feet and landed hard about 90 feet short of the pilot's intended touchdown point. After engine shutdown, the pilot noticed the control column was jammed to the far aft position and locked against the rear of the instrument panel. Post-event examination of the airplane revealed the firewall was displaced aft about 3 inches.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2005 | Cessna 182B | East Moriches, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2005 | Cessna 182T | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 2005 | Cessna 182G | Sweet Home, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2005 | Cessna 182R | New Ulm, Minnesota, United States | Department of Natural Resources | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 2005 | Cessna 182Q | Limoges Bellega, France | Charruaud Dominique | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 May 2005 | Cessna 182F | Osage Beach, Missouri, United States | Thomas S. Gittemeier, Jr. | No injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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