Cessna 182 N101SD

Summary

On 24 September 2019 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N101SD was involved in an accident near Elizabethtown, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 September 2019 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Elizabethtown, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Curtis L Brown Jr Field (EYF)

Coordinates

34.6011, -78.5789

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N101SD

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elizabethtown → Elizabethtown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA591

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and postaccident fire. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction during short final.

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 approach, he noticed the airplane was high, so he reduced power and lowered the nose. While correcting, he was talking to his passenger and became distracted. He realized the was not at a good landing attitude, so he added power and pulled back on the yoke. Subsequently, the airplane landed hard, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the fuel system ruptured. The airplane veered left and exited the runway onto adjacent grass. The airplane was destroyed by postaccident fire. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot added as a safety recommendation that maintaining a sterile cockpit must always be a priority during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.