Cessna 182P N7437Q

Summary

On 17 June 2012 at about 19:36 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N7437Q, operated by Brent Noble, was involved in an accident near Woodland, California, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 June 2012 at 19:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodland, California, United States

Nearest airport

Watts-Woodland Airport (O41)

Coordinates

38.6736, -121.8719

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N7437Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Brent Noble

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Franklin → Woodland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA268

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent path during the approach to land, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, and his improper retraction of the flaps during the subsequent attempted go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was returning from a local area flight. After determining that the wind was calm, the pilot elected to conduct a straight-in approach. During the descent to the runway, the pilot realized that the airplane was higher than appropriate and extended the flaps to 40 degrees. He continued the approach and, when the airplane touched down hard on the runway, it bounced about 5 feet back into the air. The pilot decided to abort the landing rather than continue bouncing down the runway. The pilot added full power and retracted the flaps to 0 degrees. The airplane’s right wing rose and the left wing impacted the surface. According to the Cessna pilot’s operating handbook, during a balked landing, the flaps should be retracted to 20 degrees after full power is applied, and then retracted slowly after the airplane reaches 80 miles per hour. Postaccident examination revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.