Cessna 182N N9217G

Summary

On 6 May 2012 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna 182N registered N9217G, operated by Leading Edge Aviation Northeast, was involved in an accident near Newport, Vermont, 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

6 May 2012 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Newport, Vermont, United States

Nearest airport

Newport State Airport (EFK)

Coordinates

44.8831, -72.2244

Aircraft

Cessna 182N

Registration

N9217G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Leading Edge Aviation Northeast

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lebanon → Newport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA322

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the airplane was about 10 feet above the ground during the approach to landing when it "dropped hard" onto the runway. An eyewitness stated that the wings shook from side to side, the airplane fell to the ground, and the sound of runway impact could be heard. According to marks on the runway, the airplane impacted nose first and then bounced and impacted the runway again. Calculations based on the propeller strike marks associated with the first impact indicated a ground speed of about 38 knots. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the engine firewall. The pilot reported no preimpact malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.