Cessna TR182 N5527S

Summary

On 22 June 2012 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna TR182 registered N5527S, operated by Kuehlthau Robert L, was involved in an accident near Meridianville, Alabama, 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

22 June 2012 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Meridianville, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Madison County Executive (MDQ)

Coordinates

34.8614, -86.5575

Aircraft

Cessna TR182

Registration

N5527S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kuehlthau Robert L

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Concord → Meridianville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA437

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was landing to the north after an uneventful flight and approach. Upon landing, the airplane bounced several times. During the final bounce, the airplane impacted hard on the runway, damaging the nose gear and collapsing the nose gear tire. The pilot reported that during the accident sequence the propeller did not strike the runway and the engine continued to run. Subsequent examination of the airplane revealed a buckled engine firewall. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.