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FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Payson, AZ · December 11, 2009

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Date
December 11, 2009 · 08:36 local
Place
Payson, AZ
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N11PG
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10CA081
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total1,200 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N11PGRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2010 · Cessna 182PS/N 18261879 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 182PEngine 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.

Pilot landed hard and aircraft bounced into the air. The pilot states that he tried to apply power but there was no response to the throttle. The aircraft was nose up and the r.h. wing dipped or stalled out. When the aircraft touched down the second time the aircraft veered off the runway to the right. The aircraft continued on across the taxiway, down thru a water catchment basin, up the side of the basin, and then struck a concrete curb with the right main gear. This caused the aircraft to spin around 180 degrees and came to rest after sliding on the adjacent aircraft parking ramp. The pilot and two passengers did not sustain injuries other than bruises and scratches. The aircraft RH main wheel assembly broke free of the gear strut, the wing tips were bent up at 30 degrees, the tail empenage was extensively wrinkled, the engine was ripped off the engine mount and was only held to the aircraft by engine control cables and was facing 90 degrees to the right of the fuselage, both prop blades were curled backwards indicating no power.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED HARD AND AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT STATES THAT HE TRIED TO APPLY POWER BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO THE THROTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOSE UP AND THE R.H. WING DIPPED OR STALLED OUT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE SECOND TIME THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON ACROSS THE TAXIWAY, DOWN THRU A WATER CATCHMENT BASIN, UP THE SIDE OF THE BASIN, AND THEN STRUCK A CONCRETE CURB WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AROUND 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST AFTER SLIDING ON THE ADJACENT AIRCRAFT PARKING RAMP. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES OTHER THAN BRUISES AND SCRATCHES. THE AIRCRAFT RH MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE FREE OF THE GEAR STRUT, THE WING TIPS WERE BENT UP AT 30 DEGREES, THE TAIL EMPENAGE WAS EXTENSIVELY WRINKLED, THE ENGINE WAS RIPPED OFF THE ENGINE MOUNT AND WAS ONLY HELD TO THE AIRCRAFT BY ENGINE CONTROL CABLES AND WAS FACING 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE FUSELAGE, BOTH PROP BLADES WERE CURLED BACKWARDS INDICATING NO POWER.

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 WPR10CA081Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPayson, AZThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Dec 11, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N11PG · 1

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

Accident 19891006039249AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Hasty, ARRan second fuel tank dry en route at night. Crashed into trees. Fuel bladder detached,decreased total fuel.Oct 6, 1989 · Substantial damage