Cessna 182S N182CR
25 January 2005 · Punta Gorda, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 January 2005 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 182S registered N182CR, operated by Louise Kirk, was involved in an accident near Punta Gorda, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Punta Gorda, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charlotte County Airport (KPGD)
- Coordinates
- 26.9203, -81.9906
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182S
- Registration
- N182CR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Louise Kirk
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chesapeake → Punta Gorda
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA05CA054
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing and subsequent damage to the firewall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that the flight proceeded to the destination airport and was advised via UNICOM that runway 33 was the active runway with the wind variable at 5 knots. She entered downwind, base, and final approach to runway 33 and with 20 degrees of flaps extended, landed hard. She taxied the airplane to the ramp and thought she had a flat nose landing gear tire. She further reported there was no discrepancy with the airplane or its systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 6,261 records for this type
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