Cessna 182R N9973H

Summary

On 26 January 2003 at about 16:50 local time, a Cessna 182R registered N9973H, operated by Dean International Inc., was involved in an accident near Everglades City, Florida, United States. 2 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

26 January 2003 at 16:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Everglades City, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Everglades (X01)

Coordinates

25.8486, -81.3900

Aircraft

Cessna 182R

Registration

N9973H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dean International Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miami → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA03CA053

Nobody was injured.

student pilot's improper use of the brakes at the landing touchdown which caused the left main landing gear tire to burst, resulting in the student and certified flight instructor pilots not being able to maintain control of the airplane, and the subsequent impact with bushes.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a touch and go landing with the student pilot on the controls, the left main landing gear tire burst. The airplane veered to the left, departed the runway, and entered into grass. The CFI said, "...we tried to turn to the right, but lost control of the aircraft and it went into the bushes." In addition, the CFI stated that the student pilot used "brakes" on landing, instead of "rudder only," and his feet were on the brakes when the airplane touched down.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.