- Date
- June 21, 1991, 22:15 local (Jun 22, 1991, 02:15 UTC)
- Place
- Baltimore, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3026QCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910621023359A
- Case key
- 11685
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that on his initial touchdown, 150 feet from the approach end of the runway, the aircraft bounced twenty feet into the air and then immediately again landed hard on the runway surface. He stated that the second touchdown caused the nose gear to break off and the propeller to contact the runway. The pilot was able to steer the aircraft with the brakes and brought it to a stop about 30 feet left of the runway. He indicated that the wind was light and variable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3026Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18258026
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alex S. Maclean
- Registered owner
- Alex S. Maclean
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PHL · Philadelphia, PA
- Airport
- W48 · Essex Skypark, runway 15, 2,100 × 30 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,766 total · 1,265 in this make and model · 3,466 as pilot in command · 77 in the last 90 days · 39 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.