Cessna 182F N3411U

Summary

On 26 June 2024 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 182F registered N3411U was involved in an accident near Cordova, Alaska, United States. 2 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

26 June 2024 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cordova, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

60.6491, -144.7585

Aircraft

Cessna 182F

Registration

N3411U

Category

Airplane

Year built

1963

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McCarthy → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC24LA058

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, 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, while landing at an off-airport gravel airstrip, the approach was normal, but as the airplane passed over the approach end of the airstrip, the airplane “suddenly dropped flat to the runway.” The airplane bounced and veered left, then impacted a ditch and came to rest inverted. The wings and rudder sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.