ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361026
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| Date: | Thursday 2 December 1993 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q |
| Owner/operator: | Denver Air Center |
| Registration: | N94596 |
| MSN: | 18266455 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2843 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Canyon, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Page, AZ (KPGA) |
| (KGCN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot's statement, the aircraft ballooned on touchdown due to an excessive approach airspeed and the nose wheel came down hard on the second runway contact. After a short stop at Grand Canyon, the pilot departed on a flight to Las Vegas, Nevada. After arrival at Las Vegas, the pilot discovered the damage to the nose gear strut and firewall during a routine postflight inspection of the aircraft.
Probable Cause: the pilot's use of an excessive approach airspeed and an improper bounced landing recovery technique.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94LA067
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 June 1991 | N94596 | Denver Air Center | 0 | Lafayette, CO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 14:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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