Cessna T182T N2080Q

Summary

On 2 July 2015 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna T182T registered N2080Q, operated by Aviation Adventures, was involved in an accident near Oak Island, North Carolina, 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

2 July 2015 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Oak Island, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Cape Fear Rgnl Jetport/Howie F (SUT)

Coordinates

33.9331, -78.0714

Aircraft

Cessna T182T

Registration

N2080Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Aviation Adventures

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Washington → Oak Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA170

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper level off and flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and firewall damage.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he "let the nose fall through" in the landing flare and the airplane bounced once on the nose gear. During the second bounce, the propeller struck the runway, the nose gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall.           The pilot stated there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.