Cessna T182 N11344

Summary

On 19 February 2017 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna T182 registered N11344 was involved in an accident near Three Rivers, Michigan, 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.

Date

19 February 2017 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Three Rivers, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (N/A)

Coordinates

41.9775, -85.7044

Aircraft

Cessna T182

Registration

N11344

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Three Rivers → Three Rivers

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA142

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and a nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, after clearing some electrical wires on final approach, he reduced the throttle to idle. He further reported that the airspeed became low, the airplane landed hard and bounced twice, and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage, fuselage, and both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.