# Accident 20120915019149A: Cessna 182P, Mecosta, MI, September 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2012, 08:11 local time
- Place: Mecosta, MI
- Airport: Mecosta-Morton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6292° N, 85.2625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6292&lon=-85.2625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58844, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58844-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 595 total, 170 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA635](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA635) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120915019149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2012 AT 0811 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182 SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT, N58844, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY FOLLOWING A BOUNCED LANDING WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21 AT THE MECOSTA-MORTON AIRPORT, (27C).  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND CALM WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED FOR PLEASURE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE SLIGHTLY INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE GREENVILLE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 0745 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND SEVERAL WITNESSES, HE WAS LANDING BEHIND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND BOUNCED THREE TIMES.  ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE NOSE WHEEL SHEERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND IT SLID 60FT ON ITS NOSE BEFORE FLIPPING OVER ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 300FT FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE GRASS RUNWAY IS 2010FT LONG WITH OBSTRUCTIONS AT BOTH ENDS.  BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER ESCAPED WITH MINOR BRUISING. WEATHER REPORT IN THE AREA AT 0400 UTC WAS: WIND CALM VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES AND ALTIMETER 30.03.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12LA635](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA635), Sep 15, 2012: Cessna 182P (N58844), Mecosta, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of airplane control.

## Other reports on N58844 (1)

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

- [Incident 20080723842459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080723842459I), Jul 23, 2008: Cessna 182P (N58844), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. (-23) While on final approach to runway 20 at the Springfield-Branson National Airport (sgf) springfild, Missouri, the pilot stated that he was holdind too…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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