Cessna 182 N52450
12 August 2017 · Sparta, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 2017 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N52450 was involved in an accident near Sparta, Michigan, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sparta, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Paul C Miller-Sparta (8D4)
- Coordinates
- 43.1283, -85.6767
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N52450
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1973
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sparta → Sparta
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA485
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the airplane landed hard and bounced. He added that he performed a go-around, landed, and taxied to the ramp uneventfully. During a walkaround before another flight that day, he noticed that the airplane had sustained substantial damage to the fuselage during his previous flight. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2017 | Cessna 182 | Doniphan, Missouri, United States | Cape Flyers LLC. | No injuries | - |
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| 3 Mar 2017 | Cessna 182 | Alpine, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 2017 | Cessna 182 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2017 | Cessna A185 | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2017 | McDonnell Douglas MD80 | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States | Ameristar Air Cargo, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2017 | Cessna 182G | Manistee, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 2017 | Mooney M20E | Dowling, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2017 | Luscombe 8F | Vicksburg, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jul 2017 | Cessna 182T | Jackson, Michigan, United States | Brampton Flight Centre | No injuries | - |