Cessna 182H N3479S

Summary

On 8 July 2006 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 182H registered N3479S was involved in an accident near Birmingham, Alabama, United States. 2 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

8 July 2006 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

33.5578, -86.7522

Aircraft

Cessna 182H

Registration

N3479S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jasper → Birmingham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL06CA104

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during final approach resulting in a stall/mush and a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that, "although my approach speed was 70 knots and the stall horn never went off, the aircraft sank rapidly once I was over the pavement. I added power to arrest the descent but the aircraft bounced on the landing from approximately 10 feet. I arrested the descent with power and made a normal landing, however, the aircraft began to porpoise violently, and I was unable to stop it." The pilot further stated that as a safety recommendation, she should have "initiated a go-around after the first bounce." There were no mechanical problems reported by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.