Cessna 182 N2000R

Summary

On 28 November 2015 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N2000R, operated by Piedmont Skydiving Center LLC, was involved in an accident near Salisbury, North Carolina, 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

28 November 2015 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Salisbury, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Rowan County (RUQ)

Coordinates

35.6458, -80.5203

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N2000R

Category

Airplane

Year built

1963

Engines

1

Operator

Piedmont Skydiving Center LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Skydiving

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salisbury → Salisbury

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA081

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing flare, causing the airplane to balloon and land hard.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot of the tricycle landing gear equipped airplane, he was performing skydiving operations. He reported that he felt rushed in performing his assigned duties because, "the skydiving school kept wanting me to return quicker for the next load." The pilot recalled that after dropping the sky divers, he made his approach to land; the airplane ballooned during the flare, and landed hard on all three landing gear. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.