Cessna 182D N8983X

Summary

On 24 November 2015 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 182D registered N8983X, operated by Jeffrey L. Steinke, was involved in an accident near Hamlet, Nebraska, United States. One person was 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

24 November 2015 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Hamlet, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (None)

Coordinates

40.3814, -101.2103

Aircraft

Cessna 182D

Registration

N8983X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1961

Engines

1

Operator

Jeffrey L. Steinke

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Imperial → Hamlet

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA063

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's incorrect brake application which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that during touchdown, near the approach end of the runway, the airplane bounced and floated. When the airplane came back down onto the airstrip, the pilot said he applied the brakes and the airplane pulled hard to the right. The airplane departed the airstrip to the right, crossed a ditch, the nose wheel separated, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the right wing lift strut, and the empennage. The student pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.