Cessna 182 N42714

Summary

On 23 January 2021 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N42714 was involved in an accident near Rockingham, North Carolina, 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

23 January 2021 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Richmond County Airport (RCZ)

Coordinates

34.8918, -79.7572

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N42714

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rockingham → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA113

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a subsequent hard landing and a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after a local flight, during the second landing, the airplane began to porpoise after the first touchdown. When the airplane touched down for a third time, the impact was hard, and the nose wheel separated from its strut. The airplane subsequently departed the runway and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, and wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.