ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292938
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| Date: | Saturday 15 October 2005 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182B Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | William Nelson |
| Registration: | N2728B |
| MSN: | 52028 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2352 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental O-470-R(25) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mokelumne Hill, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Martel, CA (O70) |
| Mokelumne Hill, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airframe was damaged during a hard landing at a private airstrip. The pilot said the grass airstrip was orientated along a 330-degree path with a stand of trees on the southern end, the tallest of which was about 80 feet. The pilot observed the wind to be from 300 degrees at 8 knots with gusts to 15 knots. He approached the grass strip from the south and established the airplane on final approach at 65 mph and a vertical descent rate of 200 to 300 feet per minute (fpm). On short final, the pilot established the airplane at 60 mph (about 10 mph above stall speed) with 40 degrees of flaps extended. As the airplane passed the stand of trees it dropped 10 to 12 feet and landed hard about 90 feet short of the pilot's intended touchdown point. After engine shutdown, the pilot noticed the control column was jammed to the far aft position and locked against the rear of the instrument panel. Post-event examination of the airplane revealed the firewall was displaced aft about 3 inches.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. A related factor was gusty wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX06CA010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 14:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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