19971024031029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Hamburg, CA · October 24, 1997

Date: October 24, 1997 · 13:00 local
Place: Hamburg, CA
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N759TA
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX98LA023
Reported as: Cessna 182Q
Reported engine: Continental O470U
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 413 total22 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

N759TARegistered now · Cessna 182QS/N 18266236 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 182Q Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Failed check high sink. Landed hard on nose gear and collapsed same. Spsinner dug in on slide. 182 nosed over. (.19) on October 24, 1997, at 1300 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N759TA, made a hard landing at a dirt strip in Hamburg, California. The aircraft sustained substantial damage; however, neither the pilot nor his two passengers were injured. The aircraft was being operated as personal flight when the accident occurred. The flight originated in willows, California, at 1100 . Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot said he was making an approach to a dirt strip and that he added power too late. The aircraft bounced once and then touched down a second time. During rollout, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft began sliding on the bottom of the engine cowl. The propeller's spinner dug into soft dirt and the aircraft nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED CHECK HIGH SINK. LANDED HARD ON NOSE GEAR AND COLLAPSED SAME. SPSINNER DUG IN ON SLIDE. 182 NOSED OVER. (.19) ON OCTOBER 24, 1997, AT 1300 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182Q, N759TA, MADE A HARD LANDING AT A DIRT STRIP IN HAMBURG, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; HOWEVER, NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN WILLOWS, CALIFORNIA, AT 1100 . VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO A DIRT STRIP AND THAT HE ADDED POWER TOO LATE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN A SECOND TIME. DURING ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SLIDING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE COWL. THE PROPELLER'S SPINNER DUG INTO SOFT DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX98LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHamburg, CAthe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and overload failure of the nose gear. High terrain (obstruction) near the approach end of the runway was a related factor.Oct 24, 1997 · Substantial damage