Cessna 182Q N759TA

Summary

On 24 October 1997 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N759TA, operated by Charles Cali, was involved in an accident near Hamburg, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 October 1997 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hamburg, California, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip

Coordinates

41.8604, -123.2205

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N759TA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Charles Cali

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Willows-Glenn → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX98LA023

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and overload failure of the nose gear. High terrain (obstruction) near the approach end of the runway was a related factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during an approach to land, he did not recognize his excessive rate of descent until it was too late to avoid a hard landing. During the touchdown phase, the nose gear collapsed and separated. The aircraft slid until the spinner dug into the runway, and the aircraft nosed over. The pilot stated that he had previously made about 10 approaches to this runway in a Cessna 172; however, this was his first approach in a Cessna 182. Also, he said he was tired and may not have noticed the differences in approach performance between this aircraft and the one he had typically use. High terrain at the approach end of the runway required that the final approach be entered from a close-in left base.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.