Cessna 182 N411BP
8 July 2018 · San Luis Obispo, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 July 2018 at about 18:26 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N411BP, operated by Above All Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near San Luis Obispo, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Luis Obispo, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Luis County Rgnl (SBP)
- Coordinates
- 35.2372, -120.6425
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N411BP
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1977
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Above All Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Barbara → San Luis Obispo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA396
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper landing flare, 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
According to the pilot, he made a straight-in approach about 80 knots and full flaps on final. He initiated the landing flare and "felt a slight sink in lift," which resulted in a hard landing. He reported that the airplane bounced four times with each bounce increasing in height and magnitude. Subsequently, he taxied the airplane to the nearest intersection but was unable to continue because the airplane was "taxiing rough", and he believed that the nose landing gear tire was damaged. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left and right fuselage stringers. Additionally, the pilot asserted that proper trim application could have helped to prevent this accident and that he should have aborted the landing after the first hard bounce. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2018 | Cessna 182 | Lincoln, Illinois, United States | KILO Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 2018 | Cessna 182D | Crescent Mills, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2018 | Cessna 182 | Geneseo, New York, United States | Civil Air Patrol | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2018 | Cessna 182 | Odessa, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2018 | Cessna 182 | Swainsboro, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 Feb 2018 | Cessna 182T | Santee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 6,261 records for this type
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