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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna R182 · Cleveland, OH · April 11, 2000

Date: April 11, 2000 · 22:00 local
Place: Cleveland, OH
Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6183T
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD00TA040
Reported as: Cessna R182
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,900 total3,000 in this make and model148 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft departed cgf, cuyahoga county airport on an IFR flight plan for cle, Cleveland Hopkins airport. East of cle at 3000FT. MSL, airframe icing was encountered. The aircraft requested and received a clearance to 4000FT. MSL. ATC had provided information that there were no reports of icing at 4000FT MSL. The aircraft was vectored for the ILS 5R at cle. The observer, a former PIC currently in training to return to flight duties, was flying the aircraft from the right seat. Upon breaking out in VMC conditions, cle ATC requested and the crew accepted a sidestep to 5L. In the landing flare, the aircraft stalled and hit hard on the nose gear first. Subsequent scheduled maintenance revealed damage to the aircraft which was categorized as substantial. Both flight crewmembers were removed from flight status by the operator and went through requalification training for their respective position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CGF, CUYAHOGA COUNTY AIRPORT ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FOR CLE, CLEVELAND HOPKINS AIRPORT. EAST OF CLE AT 3000FT. MSL, AIRFRAME ICING WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE AIRCRAFT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A CLEARANCE TO 4000FT. MSL. ATC HAD PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF ICING AT 4000FT MSL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED FOR THE ILS 5R AT CLE. THE OBSERVER, A FORMER PIC CURRENTLY IN TRAINING TO RETURN TO FLIGHT DUTIES, WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. UPON BREAKING OUT IN VMC CONDITIONS, CLE ATC REQUESTED AND THE CREW ACCEPTED A SIDESTEP TO 5L. IN THE LANDING FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND HIT HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR FIRST. SUBSEQUENT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS CATEGORIZED AS SUBSTANTIAL. BOTH FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS WERE REMOVED FROM FLIGHT STATUS BY THE OPERATOR AND WENT THROUGH REQUALIFICATION TRAINING FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE POSITION.

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 IAD00TA040Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCleveland, OHthe pilot's intentional flight into known icing conditions which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and hard landing. A factor in the accident was the icing conditions.Apr 12, 2000 · Substantial damage