Cessna 182Q N978C
9 April 2022 · Hebbronville, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 April 2022 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N978C, operated by La Avioneta LLC, was involved in an accident near Hebbronville, Texas, United States. 3 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hebbronville, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stark Ranch (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 27.3114, -98.6811
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q
- Registration
- N978C
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- La Avioneta LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hebronville → Hebronville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN22LA175
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilots improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and loss of airplane control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he flared too high resulting in a hard landing. The airplane bounced, drifted to the right, and went through a fence colliding with some trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the leading edge of the right wing as well as the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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All 6,261 records for this type
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