- Date
- September 18, 1998, 16:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place
- Eldon, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3054QCessna 182K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19980918025459A
- Case key
- 44007
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Probable cause
The pilot's not correcting for a porpoise condition during landing roll.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot of the accident airplane said that he flared high. He said he pulled back on the yoke for the flare and the airplane porpoised. He said that he maintained yoke position through the third bounce and then relaxed the yoke position. The nose gear collapsed and the firewall buckled. The pilot, in his pilot report regarding owner safety recommendations stated: 'more flight time and more frequent trips and landing practice'.
Factual narrative
On September 18, 1998, at 1655 central daylight time, a Cessna 182K, N3054Q, operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a landing on runway 18 (3,300' X 75' dry/concrete), at Eldon Model Airpark, near Eldon, Missouri. The pilot stated that the airplane porpoised three or four times prior to the nose landing gear collapsing. The pilot reported no injuries. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight departed at 1615.
In his written statement, the pilot reported that he performed one landing on runway 36 and this was his second landing on runway 18. He said that during this approach to landing he flared high and bounced with the yoke pulled back for the flare. He said that he maintained yoke position through second and third bounce, but then relaxed the yoke position, which he said, resulted in a more nose down attitude. The nose gear collapsed and the firewall was damaged.
The pilot, in his pilot report regarding owner safety recommendations stated: "more flight time and more frequent trips and landing practice".
An inspection of the wreckage was conducted. The inspection did not reveal that any defects existed prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3054Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18258054
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- C G L Flying Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- H79
- Airport
- H79 · Eldon Model Airpark, runway 18, 3,300 × 75 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 397 total · 244 in this make and model · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AIZ, 36 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.