Cessna 182R N9490X

Summary

On 3 April 2015 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 182R registered N9490X was involved in an accident near Fort Myers, Florida, 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

3 April 2015 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Page Field (FMY)

Coordinates

26.5853, -81.8578

Aircraft

Cessna 182R

Registration

N9490X

Category

Airplane

Year built

1985

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Venice → Fort Myers

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA041

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive descent rate during approach, which resulted in a hard 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 landed the airplane with full flaps, which he usually did not do, and believed that the full flaps created an excessive approach descent rate. Upon touchdown, the airplane bounced several times, and was hard to taxi after exiting the runway. A post landing examination by the pilot revealed structural damage to the firewall and fuselage. The pilot reported that prior to the landing, there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.