Cessna 182 N2462Q

Summary

On 19 May 2019 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N2462Q was involved in an accident near Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. 4 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

19 May 2019 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Private Field (Pvt)

Coordinates

33.6183, -80.6939

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N2462Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Calhoun County → Calhoun County

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA296

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper 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, while landing on a private grass airstrip with a crosswind from the left, he determined the airplane was floating too far down the airstrip and reduced the power. The airplane touched down and bounced, he added power, but the airplane bounced again and then landed on the nosewheel. He taxied to the hangar without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage aft of the nosewheel. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot added that, during the landing roll, he observed the windsock, which indicated a wind shift from a left crosswind to a gusting tailwind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.