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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Savannah, GA · August 12, 2001

Date: August 12, 2001 · 12:20 local
Place: Savannah, GA
Airport: Savannah International
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4916N
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA01LA215
Reported as: Cessna 182Q

N4916NRegistration cancelled Nov 5, 2004 · Cessna 182QS/N 18267453 · Built 1979 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.

(-23) While landing on runway 09 with winds 240 at 7 knots the airplane touched down at 70 knots, first on the main landing gear, followed immediately by the nose gear with aileron input applied. The airplane bounced and became airborne (about 20 ft AGL). The airplane touched down and bounced again. As the airplane veered off the left side of the runway the pilot added power. The engine responded to the power input, but the airplane continued off the runway. The nose gear contacted a berm and the airplane nosed over on its back. The pilots son, who was a passenger, noticed the flames in the cockpit and helped him out of the airplane. Fire and rescue units responded and extinguished the fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 09 WITH WINDS 240 AT 7 KNOTS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AT 70 KNOTS, FIRST ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE NOSE GEAR WITH AILERON INPUT APPLIED. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND BECAME AIRBORNE (ABOUT 20 FT AGL). THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED AGAIN. AS THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT ADDED POWER. THE ENGINE RESPONDED TO THE POWER INPUT, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED A BERM AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOTS SON, WHO WAS A PASSENGER, NOTICED THE FLAMES IN THE COCKPIT AND HELPED HIM OUT OF THE AIRPLANE. FIRE AND RESCUE UNITS RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.

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 MIA01LA215Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSavannah, GAThe delay of the pilot to perform a go-around following a bounced landing and porpoise, and failure of the pilot to maintain directional control resulting in the airplane departing the runway and colliding with a berm.Aug 12, 2001 · Substantial damage