Cessna 182 N3308U

Summary

On 21 April 2017 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N3308U was involved in an accident near Killeen, Texas, 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

21 April 2017 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Killeen, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Skylark Field (ILE)

Coordinates

31.0858, -97.6864

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N3308U

Category

Airplane

Year built

1963

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Temple → Killeen

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA243

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's incorrect landing flare in gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing flare in gusting wind conditions, the airplane "experienced an unexpected nose down pitch with an immediate impact of the front tire on the runway." He added that the airplane porpoised during the rollout but that he was able to keep the airplane on the runway and taxi to the ramp without further incident. The firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.