Cessna 182 N5198N

Summary

On 11 September 2018 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N5198N, operated by Hill Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Page, Arizona, 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

11 September 2018 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Page, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Page Muni (PGA)

Coordinates

36.9261, -111.4483

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N5198N

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

Hill Flying Club Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ogden → Page

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA552

Nobody was injured.

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

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

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The pilot reported that, shortly after transition to cruise flight, he noticed that the engine was "running rough," the cylinder head temperature was almost in the red, and the engine rpm and manifold pressure were decreasing. He decided to return to the departure airport for a precautionary landing. On approach, he decreased the engine power setting and increased the mixture and propeller settings, and the airplane then crossed the runway threshold about 80 knots with full flaps. The pilot added that, during the landing flare, the airplane "dropped" and then bounced two to three times on the runway. He taxied the airplane off the runway, and it was then was towed back to the ramp. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that there no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airport's automated weather observation station reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was variable at 4 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 33.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.