Cessna R182 N6278T

Summary

On 21 January 2006 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N6278T, operated by Civil Air Patrol, Inc., was involved in an accident near Bedford, Massachusetts, 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.

Date

21 January 2006 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Bedford (BED)

Coordinates

42.4722, -71.2928

Aircraft

Cessna R182

Registration

N6278T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Civil Air Patrol, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chicopee → Bedford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06CA059

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the wind gusts.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After landing on runway 29, the airplane became airborne again during the landing roll. It then started to porpoise and the nose gear contacted the runway hard. The pilot aborted the landing, performed another approach to the runway, and landed without further incident. Post flight inspection of the airplane revealed damage that included firewall buckling in several places. Winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident, were from 240 degrees at 19 knots, gusting to 26 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.