- Date
- January 21, 2006, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bedford, MA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6278TCessna R182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Boston FSDO
- Case key
- 63142
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the wind gusts.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
After landing on runway 29, the airplane became airborne again during the landing roll. It then started to porpoise and the nose gear contacted the runway hard. The pilot aborted the landing, performed another approach to the runway, and landed without further incident. Post flight inspection of the airplane revealed damage that included firewall buckling in several places. Winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident, were from 240 degrees at 19 knots, gusting to 26 knots.
Factual narrative
After landing on runway 29, the airplane became airborne again during the landing roll. It then started to porpoise and the nose gear contacted the runway hard. The pilot aborted the landing, performed another approach to the runway, and landed without further incident. Post flight inspection of the airplane revealed damage that included firewall buckling in several places. Winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident, were from 240 degrees at 19 knots, gusting to 26 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6278T
- Reported as
- Cessna R182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18201960
- Airframe hours
- 4,365
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Civil Air Patrol, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Civil Air Patrol, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 1, 2005 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- CEF · Chicopee, MA
- Destination
- BED · Bedford, MA
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- BED · Bedford, runway 29, 7,001 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- November 1, 2005
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 667 total · 154 in this make and model · 544 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 19 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.72 inHg
- Observed at
- BED
Other investigations on N6278T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.