Cessna 182 N21488

Summary

On 17 August 2020 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N21488, operated by F3EA Inc., was involved in an accident near Savannah, Georgia, 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

17 August 2020 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Savannah Hilton Head Intl (SAV)

Coordinates

32.1275, -81.2022

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N21488

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

1

Operator

F3EA Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monroe → Savannah

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

ERA20CA301

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate flare, resulting 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 was flying the airplane on a multi-leg cross-country flight, and during a preflight inspection prior to one of the legs the pilot observed wrinkled skin on the right-side fuselage near the engine firewall. A local mechanic believed it to be minor damage and the pilot continued to his destination. Upon arrival, another mechanic noted that the damage appeared to be more serious and a ferry permit was requested. The damage was determined to be substantial and the ferry permit was denied by local Federal Aviation Administration personnel. Although the pilot stated that the damage appeared to be from a landing with the nose gear touching down first, he did not recall any unusual or hard landings during the previous cross-country flight legs. He also stated that he was the only pilot to recently fly the airplane and the damage most likely occurred during his control. The damage likely occurred during a hard landing; however, the time and location of the accident could not be determined based on the available information. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies during the cross-country flights.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.