- Date
- July 1, 2000, 17:30 local (Jul 2, 2000, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- So. Lake Tahoe, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4892NCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000701010759A
- Case key
- 51215
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Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed margin resulting in a stall and hard landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The air traffic control tower advised the pilot that the winds were variable from 240 to 270 degrees at 8 knots gusting to 12 knots. As he prepared to flare, the airplane dropped to the runway, hit hard, and bounced into a nose high attitude. He added power but the nose fell through and struck the ground before he could stop it. Subsequent inspection revealed damage to the fuselage structure. The Safety Board was notified of the damage determination on July 17, 2000.
Factual narrative
On July 1, 2000, at 1730 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N4892N, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing at South Lake Tahoe, California. The airplane was owned by the United States Air Force (USAF) and being operated by the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), an extension of the USAF Reserve, under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 on a public-use flight. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight departed Elko Regional Airport, Elko, Nevada, about 1500, and was scheduled to terminate at the time of the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filled.
The pilot stated the air traffic control tower advised him the temperature was 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and the winds were variable from 240 to 270 degrees at 8 knots gusting to 12 knots. He flew a straight in landing pattern to land on runway 18. As he prepared to flare, the airplane dropped to the runway, hit hard, and bounced into a nose high attitude. He added power but stated the nose fell through and struck the ground before he could stop it. Subsequent inspection revealed damage to the fuselage structure. The Safety Board was notified of the damage determination on July 17, 2000.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4892N
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 67441
- Airframe hours
- 3,273
- Engine
- Continental O470-U(5), 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Civil Air Patrol
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 16, 2000 · 98 hours before
- Departed
- EKO · Elko Regional, NV
- Destination
- TVL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- TVL · South Lake Tahoe, runway 18, 8,544 × 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
- 63
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight engineer, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 20,050 total · 61 in this make and model · 15,000 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 171 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNO, 37 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.
Other investigations on N4892N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.