Cessna 182P N9003M

Summary

On 30 January 2005 at about 23:40 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N9003M was involved in an accident near Reno, Nevada, United States. 4 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

30 January 2005 at 23:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Reno, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Reno/Tahoe Intl. Airport (RNO)

Coordinates

39.4825, -119.7681

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N9003M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minden → Reno

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05CA081

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's misjudged flare, which resulted in a stall and a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane landed hard and porpoised, resulting in a collapse of the nose gear strut and deformation to the firewall. After turning onto the final approach segment, the pilot slowed the airplane to 80 knots and configured the airplane with 40 degrees of flaps. Crossing the runway threshold at 70 knots, the pilot reduced power and initiated the transition from approach to a landing attitude. The airplane stalled above the runway and touched down hard on the main landing gear. The airplane began to porpoise and bounced twice before settling into the landing rollout. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.