ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289655
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| Date: | Sunday 27 October 2013 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | 725as Leasing LLC |
| Registration: | N725AS |
| MSN: | 18266640 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2522 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wauchula, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | SARASOTA/BRADENTON, FL |
| Wauchula Municipal Airport, FL (KCHN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, after completing three takeoffs and landings at his destination airport he performed a simulated engine failure. Upon entered the landing phase of the flight he was excessively high above the runway surface. "Fixated" on completing the landing, the pilot flared the airplane too high which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose gear, damage to the propeller, and damage to the aircraft structure. A post-accident examination of the wreckage revealed substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that could have precluded normal operation. The pilot stated he could have prevented the accident by performing a go around.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA14CA023
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 May 2023 | N725AS | Georgia Company of Aspiring Flyers LLC | 1 | near Reliance, TN | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 16:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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