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FAA accident report · Cessna T182T · Three Rivers, MI · February 19, 2017

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Date
February 19, 2017 · 16:00 local
Place
Three Rivers, MI
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N11344
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA142
Reported as
Cessna T182T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
485 total111 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N11344Registration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Cessna T182TS/N T18208645Airframe modelCessna T182T

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What happened

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

Pilot was returning from khai (Three Rivers, MI airport) after performing Three take-offs and landings. Upon completion of the take-offs and landings, the pilot stated he departed khai airport to approach his private grass runway, located 5 mile west of khai. Winds were from 310 as reported by khai. Pilot approached from the south and aligned with runway 02, clearing the power lines at the end of the field. Aircraft configuration was full flaps at 60 knots. After passing the power lines, pilot pulled the throttle to idle and descended onto the runway. The pilot began to flare the aircraft but noted his airspeed was too slow and the aircraft bounced off the runway. At that point, the pilot stated the bounce caused the aircraft to pitch nose forward and thus striking the nose wheel hard upon the turf even though he had pulled the yoke all the way back. The aircraft's nose wheel dug into the turf, broke from the aircraft, and the nose of the aircraft dug into the ground causing the aircraft to flip forward until it was lying on its back. The pilot managed to open the door, unbuckled himself from his seat and crawled from the aircraft without injury.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM KHAI (THREE RIVERS, MI AIRPORT) AFTER PERFORMING THREE TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS. UPON COMPLETION OF THE TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS, THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED KHAI AIRPORT TO APPROACH HIS PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY, LOCATED 5 MILE WEST OF KHAI. WINDS WERE FROM 310 AS REPORTED BY KHAI. PILOT APPROACHED FROM THE SOUTH AND ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY 02, CLEARING THE POWER LINES AT THE END OF THE FIELD. AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION WAS FULL FLAPS AT 60 KNOTS. AFTER PASSING THE POWER LINES, PILOT PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND DESCENDED ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT BEGAN TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT BUT NOTED HIS AIRSPEED WAS TOO SLOW AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF THE RUNWAY. AT THAT POINT, THE PILOT STATED THE BOUNCE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH NOSE FORWARD AND THUS STRIKING THE NOSE WHEEL HARD UPON THE TURF EVEN THOUGH HE HAD PULLED THE YOKE ALL THE WAY BACK. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE TURF, BROKE FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DUG INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP FORWARD UNTIL IT WAS LYING ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT MANAGED TO OPEN THE DOOR, UNBUCKLED HIMSELF FROM HIS SEAT AND CRAWLED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

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 GAA17CA142Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportThree Rivers, MIThe pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and a nose-over.Feb 19, 2017 · Substantial damage