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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Los Angeles, CA · November 10, 2002

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Date
November 10, 2002 · 16:39 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Whiteman Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N735ZT
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX03LA046
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
Reported engine
Continental O470*
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total40 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N735ZTRegistered now · Cessna 182QS/N 18265821 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 182QEngine 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.

(.19) On November 10, 2002, about 1639 pacific standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N735ZT, made a hard landing at Whiteman field, pacoima, California. The 3D aircraft corporation was operating the rental airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed palm springs, California, about 1500 en route to pacoima. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot notified the safety board on December 5 that maintenance personnel discovered substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot stated that the winds were high and there was a slight crosswind. He was on short final for runway 30 and the plane dropped hard to the runway. (-23) on 11/10/02 at 1639 hours, richard m. smets, acting as pilot in command of a Cessna 182, N735ZT, and returning to whp VFR from psp, apparently encountered a wind gust/shear leading to a hard landing. That landing caused substantial damage to the firewall found later by mechanics.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 10, 2002, ABOUT 1639 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182Q, N735ZT, MADE A HARD LANDING AT WHITEMAN FIELD, PACOIMA, CALIFORNIA. THE 3D AIRCRAFT CORPORATION WAS OPERATING THE RENTAL AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1500 EN ROUTE TO PACOIMA. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE SAFETY BOARD ON DECEMBER 5 THAT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE HIGH AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT CROSSWIND. HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 30 AND THE PLANE DROPPED HARD TO THE RUNWAY. (-23) ON 11/10/02 AT 1639 HOURS, RICHARD M. SMETS, ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A CESSNA 182, N735ZT, AND RETURNING TO WHP VFR FROM PSP, APPARENTLY ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST/SHEAR LEADING TO A HARD LANDING. THAT LANDING CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL FOUND LATER BY MECHANICS.

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 LAX03LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPacoima, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and hard landing. A factor in the accident was the gusty wind.Nov 11, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N735ZT · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19781006031329ILevel Off Touchdown · Monument Valley, UTHard landing due to inadequate airspeed, landing gear damaged.Oct 6, 1978 · Minor damage