Cessna 182J N3005F

Summary

On 3 June 2020 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 182J registered N3005F was involved in an accident near Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States. 2 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 2020 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Olive Branch Airport (OLV)

Coordinates

34.9786, -89.7869

Aircraft

Cessna 182J

Registration

N3005F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Olive Branch → Olive Branch

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA223

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision, 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 student pilot completed two landings from the airport traffic pattern during the instructional flight with the flight instructor seated in the left pilot seat. The flight instructor stated the landings were not "smooth," but were within limits. During the third landing, the airplane landed hard. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and the bottom of the fuselage. The flight instructor stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.