ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297491
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| Date: | Saturday 23 March 2002 |
| Time: | 17:22 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182F Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Alabama Skydiving Inc. |
| Registration: | N3486U |
| MSN: | 18254886 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5578 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pell City, Alabama -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Pell City-St. Clair County Airport, AL (PLR/KPLR) |
| Pell City-St. Clair County Airport, AL (PLR/KPLR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On the fourth parachute drop flight of the day for the pilot and aircraft, the pilot detected a reduction in elevator control authority on takeoff. He elected to continue the takeoff and climbed to 3,500 feet agl, where he released the two parachutists. On return to the airport, he used power to control his flare, but landed hard and began a porpoise maneuver. On the third touchdown, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft ran off the left side of the runway, sustaining substantial damage. Post accident inspection of the flight control system by FAA inspectors revealed no flight control interference, malfunction, or damage.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to properly recover from a bounced landing resulting in exceedance of the design limits and collapse of the nose gear assembly. A factor in the accident was the pilot's decision to continue flight with a known equipment deficiency.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA02LA069
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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