Cessna T182T N538MA
21 April 2013 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 April 2013 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna T182T registered N538MA, operated by Air Illini, LLC, was involved in an accident near Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. One person was 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 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Colorado Springs Muncipal (KCOS)
- Coordinates
- 38.8056, -104.7006
- Aircraft
- Cessna T182T
- Registration
- N538MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Illini, LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Colorado Springs → Colorado Springs
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13CA236
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper recovery from a 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 practicing touch-and-go landings and had completed five when the tower air traffic controller requested that he do a short approach. The pilot stated that he was landing with full flaps, and the wind was 180 degrees at 5 knots gusting to 18 knots. He added that the airplane landed “flat” and bounced. The airplane drifted to the right, and the pilot was unable to correct the drift. The airplane exited the runway and came to rest nose down in a shallow ditch. Examination of the airplane revealed that the left wing tip was damaged and the nose gear had collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2013 | Cessna T182T | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2014 | Cessna T182T | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | Fortune Gilbert S | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2014 | Cessna T182T | Cahokia, Illinois, United States | CCL Aircraft LLC | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2014 | Cessna T182T | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 2012 | Cessna T182T | Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States | Schlieben Paul | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jul 2012 | Cessna T182T | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2013 | Cessna 150G | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2013 | Piper PA-28-140 | Mosca, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Jul 2013 | Cessna 182S | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | Steamboat Springs Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2013 | Beechcraft C24R | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2013 | Cessna T207 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | Sanborn Map Company | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2013 | Grumman G-164A | Monte Vista, Colorado, United States | Crop Care Inc. | No injuries | - |