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FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · San Bernardino, CA · May 8, 2021

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Date
May 8, 2021 · 11:30 local
Place
San Bernardino, CA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54PW
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR21LA188
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
462 total344 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N54PWRegistered now · Cessna 182QS/N 18266804 · Built 1979Airframe 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.

The pilot stated that on 05/08/2021, he was flying in the traffic pattern for runway 06 at ksbd with a less experienced airman in the left seat. The pilot decided to begin practicing landing from the right seat, a practice he had not previously attempted from the right seat of this make and model of aircraft. Ksbd weather was reporting a tailwind for runway 06 and the pilot assumed PIC and control of the aircraft during the downwind leg while flying from the right seat. The pilot stated that the aircraft bounced during landing and that he responded by pushing the yoke forward and adding full, or nearly full, throttle. The airplane struck the ground on the nosewheel landing gear, which structurally failed. The nosewheel itself physically departed the aircraft, which struck all three blades of its propeller, and settled onto the runway. The aircraft continued down the runway in this state, veering to the right and departing the runway surface into an area of dirt and rocks at the runway boundary, before coming to rest.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT ON 05/08/2021, HE WAS FLYING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 06 AT KSBD WITH A LESS EXPERIENCED AIRMAN IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE PILOT DECIDED TO BEGIN PRACTICING LANDING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT, A PRACTICE HE HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY ATTEMPTED FROM THE RIGHT SEAT OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT. KSBD WEATHER WAS REPORTING A TAILWIND FOR RUNWAY 06 AND THE PILOT ASSUMED PIC AND CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE DOWNWIND LEG WHILE FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DURING LANDING AND THAT HE RESPONDED BY PUSHING THE YOKE FORWARD AND ADDING FULL, OR NEARLY FULL, THROTTLE. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE NOSEWHEEL LANDING GEAR, WHICH STRUCTURALLY FAILED. THE NOSEWHEEL ITSELF PHYSICALLY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH STRUCK ALL THREE BLADES OF ITS PROPELLER, AND SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY IN THIS STATE, VEERING TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE INTO AN AREA OF DIRT AND ROCKS AT THE RUNWAY BOUNDARY, BEFORE COMING TO REST.

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 WPR21LA188Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSan Bernardino, CAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and his subsequent inadequate pitch and airplane control during a go around which resulted in a nose landing gear collapse.May 8, 2021 · Substantial damage