ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286086
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 May 2008 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182P Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4660K |
| MSN: | 18263662 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Maria, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Maria Airport, CA (KSMX) |
| Santa Maria Airport, CA (KSMX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After returning from a 55-minute local area flight, the airplane touched down on the main landing gear and bounced repeatedly until the nose landing gear collapsed. Results of breath alcohol testing performed after the accident suggested that the pilot's blood alcohol content was likely near 0.30 percent at the time of takeoff. A review of the pilot's medical records maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) indicated that the pilot had admitted to a prior DUI with driver's license suspension that occurred on August 21, 2006, and that the FAA had taken no action in response to the reported DUI. The pilot did not provide, and the FAA did not request, the arrest report from that DUI. That report, obtained by the NTSB, indicated a blood alcohol content of 0.10 and the possession of cocaine at the time of the 2006 arrest. Inspection of the airplane found that the engine firewall was wrinkled and the fuselage structure around the nose landing gear was damaged.
Probable Cause: The pilot's impairment from alcohol and his improper flare, which resulted in a bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the FAA's failure to obtain additional information about the pilot's alcohol use history to verify that he met the requirements and standards for medical certification.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX08LA140
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2022 19:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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