ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357681
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| Date: | Saturday 9 March 1996 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q |
| Owner/operator: | Vista Aviation |
| Registration: | N7583S |
| MSN: | 18265232 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3467 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Avalon, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pacoima, CA (KWHP) |
| (KAVX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that this was his first flight to Catalina Island and that he was unfamiliar with the airport. The wind was from 170 degrees at 8 knots, and the pilot elected to land on runway 22. There were steep cliffs on both the approach and departure ends of the runway. The first 2,000 feet of the 3,240-foot-long runway had a pronounced upslope gradient. The pilot said he made three attempts to land, but the aircraft was high and fast each time due to the an optical illusion that was presented by the upsloping terrain at the approach end of the runway. On the third approach, the aircraft touched down hard and bounced back into the air. The pilot said he then released back pressure on the control yoke and the aircraft hit hard on the nose wheel, damaging the propeller and firewall.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors relating to the accident were: a visual illusion due to rising terrain at the approach end of the runway, and the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed during the approach to land.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA136
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 20:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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