Cessna 182S N234ME

Summary

On 10 May 2007 at about 19:39 local time, a Cessna 182S registered N234ME was involved in an accident near Harvard, Illinois, 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

10 May 2007 at 19:39

Classification

Accident

Location

Harvard, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Dacy (0C0)

Coordinates

42.4025, -88.6322

Aircraft

Cessna 182S

Registration

N234ME

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burlington → Harvard

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA153

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which caused the nose gear to collapse and subsequent damage to the propellor and underside of the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged when the nose gear collapsed during landing on runway 27 (3589 feet by 105 feet, turf). The pilot reported that after the airplane landed, it bounced back into the air. When the airplane touched down again, the nose gear collapsed, causing damage to the propeller and the underside of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.