- Date
- May 6, 1997, 19:00 local (May 7, 1997, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Little Rock, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2740QCessna 182K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1998
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19970506011699A
- Case key
- 20222
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Probable cause
the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, 'I came in for a normal landing and after the first touchdown the airplane ballooned back into the air.' The pilot further reported that 'I was too high, so I pushed the nose down.' The pilot stated that he was unaware of a propeller strike until after he taxied to parking and shut the engine down.
Factual narrative
On May 6, 1997, at approximately 1900 central daylight time, a Cessna 182K, N2740Q, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while landing at Adams Field, near Little Rock, Arkansas. The private pilot, sole occupant in the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was owned by the pilot and operated by the owner under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight which originated from Dumas, Arkansas, approximately 45 minutes before the accident. No VFR flight plan had been filed.
According to the pilot, in an interview with the Investigator-In-Charge, "I came in for a normal landing and after the first touchdown the airplane ballooned back into the air." The pilot further reported that "I was too high, so I pushed the nose down." The pilot stated on the NTSB's Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report that he was unaware of the propeller strike until after he taxied to parking and shut the engine down. In addition to the propeller strike, the nose wheel landing gear was bent back and the firewall was wrinkled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2740Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18257940
- Airframe hours
- 2,688
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Peter M. Edwards
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 15, 1996 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- 0M0 · Dumas, AR
- Destination
- 7220 · AR
- Airport
- LIT · Adams Field, runway 18, 5,034 × 150 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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 165 total · 83 in this make and model · 52 in the last 90 days · 23 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2740Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.