What happened
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On March 12, 2018, the pilot in command (PIC) of N96772, a Cessna C-182, departed dubuque regional airport (dbq) on a cross-country flight to chicago/Rockford international airport (rfd). The weather was visual meteorological conditions (VMC) with a ceiling at approximately 3000 feet above the ground and winds from the northwest at 17 gusting to 22 knots.
The flight from dbq to rfd occurred without incident. At rfd, the PIC began a practice ILS approach to rwy 1. As he approached the runway, the PIC stated he adjusted his glidepath to land long on the runway to reduce taxi time and looked down at his ipad. When he looked back up, he noticed he was going to land short of his intended point and the aircraft was in a nose-down attitude. A bystander stated the aircraft contacted the runway in a nose-low attitude approximately 1500 feet beyond the landing threshold and skidded 200-250 feet before coming to rest off the right edge of rwy 1. This was consistent with the post-accident investigation. Observed aircraft damage was also consistent with the impact of the nose of the aircraft with the propeller at low power.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 12, 2018, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N96772, A CESSNA C-182, DEPARTED DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT (DBQ) ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO CHICAGO/ROCKFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RFD). THE WEATHER WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) WITH A CEILING AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 17 GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS.
THE FLIGHT FROM DBQ TO RFD OCCURRED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AT RFD, THE PIC BEGAN A PRACTICE ILS APPROACH TO RWY 1. AS HE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY, THE PIC STATED HE ADJUSTED HIS GLIDEPATH TO LAND LONG ON THE RUNWAY TO REDUCE TAXI TIME AND LOOKED DOWN AT HIS IPAD. WHEN HE LOOKED BACK UP, HE NOTICED HE WAS GOING TO LAND SHORT OF HIS INTENDED POINT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE. A BYSTANDER STATED THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET BEYOND THE LANDING THRESHOLD AND SKIDDED 200-250 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST OFF THE RIGHT EDGE OF RWY 1. THIS WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. OBSERVED AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE IMPACT OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE PROPELLER AT LOW 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.