Cessna 182P N1481S

Summary

On 31 May 2009 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N1481S was involved in an accident near Destin, Florida, United States. 4 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

31 May 2009 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Destin, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Destin- Fort Walton Beach (DTS)

Coordinates

30.4000, -86.4714

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N1481S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Memphis → Destin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA363

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that after he joined the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for runway 14, he flew the base leg and then turned onto final. He aligned the airplane with the runway centerline at 75 knots, with "two notches" of flaps. He reduced power just before crossing the runway threshold, and flared for landing. He then felt a loss of lift. He stated that, at the time, he was above stall speed with no stall warning indication. The airplane subsequently came down on the centerline and bounced four times, with the stall warning horn sounding after the first bounce. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed structural damage to the engine firewall. The pilot stated that he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane before the accident. Recorded winds at the airport about the time of the accident were from 190 degrees at 6 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.