- Date
- June 24, 1991, 17:30 local (Jun 25, 1991, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Watsonville, CA
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N759KMCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910624024339A
- Case key
- 27264
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors related to the accident were: gusty winds, the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and the pilot's lack of experience in this make and model of aircraft.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The 118-hour pilot received a preflight weather briefing, and en route, he received updated information regarding the destination weather. He was aware that the surface wind was from 260 degrees at about 15 knots. During landing, the pilot flared high and encountered a gust. Subsequently, the airplane bounced hard on the runway two times, bending the propeller blade tips and the firewall. This was the pilot's first flight in the airplane after receiving a checkout in this model.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N759KM
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18266055
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- United Flight Service
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- 022 · Columbia, CA
- Airport
- WVI · Watsonville, runway 26, 3,999 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 118 total · 64 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °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 N759KM · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.