- Date
- July 8, 2007, 13:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- New Haven, CT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N759BYCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- FAA report
- 20070708017599A
- Case key
- 66205
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor to the accident was the wind gusts.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While on final approach, a Cessna 182Q was observed to approach the runway at a high rate of speed, and during the landing bounced, before it climbed back into the traffic pattern. The pilot was then cleared to land a second time. During the second landing, "white smoke" and tire debris was observed to emanate from under the forward portion of the airplane. All of the airplane's systems were functioning properly. The pilot stated that a "loss of wind" made the airplane "suddenly" stop flying while it was 5 to 10 feet above the runway and that the nose landing gear had impacted the runway, substantially damaging the airplane.
Factual narrative
According to an air traffic controller who was in the control tower at the time of the accident, he observed the Cessna 182Q "going extremely fast" while on final approach. While attempting to land, the airplane "bounced down the runway," and then climbed up to rejoin the traffic pattern. The controller then cleared the pilot to land a second time. During the second landing, the controller observed "white smoke" and tire debris emanating from under the forward portion of the airplane. According to the pilot, all of the airplane's systems were functioning properly. He stated that a "loss of wind" made the airplane "suddenly" stop flying while it was 5 to 10 feet above the runway and that the nose landing gear had impacted the runway, substantially damaging the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N759BY
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18265874
- Airframe hours
- 2,111.8
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edmar Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 2007 · 88.2 hours before
- Departed
- MVY · Vineyard Haven, MA
- Destination
- HVN · New Haven, CT
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- HVN · Tweed-New Haven, runway 20, 5,600 × 150 ft
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
- 72
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- January 1, 2006
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,321 total · 800 in this make and model · 27 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.77 inHg
- Observed at
- HVN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.