Cessna T182 N6259T

Summary

On 3 June 2017 at about 01:15 local time, a Cessna T182 registered N6259T, operated by Rhys Vineyards LLC., was involved in an accident near San Carlos, California, United States. 3 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

3 June 2017 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

San Carlos, California, United States

Nearest airport

San Carlos (SQL)

Coordinates

37.5119, -122.2494

Aircraft

Cessna T182

Registration

N6259T

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Engines

1

Operator

Rhys Vineyards LLC.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Healdsburg → San Carlos

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA315

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's incorrect landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.

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 crosswind conditions, the "pilot side wheel briefly touched down" and then "a wind gust pushed the plane down," which resulted in the nose gear impacting the runway hard. He added that he subsequently heard "a snapping popping bang under my feet" and that the airplane bounced. He further added that, when the airplane settled back to the runway, it skidded to the right off the runway. 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. An automated weather observation station at the airport recorded that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 280° at 13 knots. The pilot reported that the landing was on runway 30.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.