N2082R

On August 30, 1993, at 0845 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182G, N2082R, dragged the right wing tip and right horizontal stabilizer across the ground while landing at the Carson City Airport, Carson City, Nevada. The pilot was conducting a local visual flight rules personal flight. The airplane, operated by Silver Sky Aviation, Carson City, Nevada, sustained substantial damage. The certificated private pilot and the two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Carson City Airport at 0700 hours on the day of the mishap. The accident was reported to the Safety Board on November 4, 1993, when the damage was reported to the FAA.

Witnesses observed the aircraft attempting to land on runway 27. At a point about one third of the way down the runway the aircraft was in a nose high attitude and still 50 feet over the runway with full flaps. The witnesses said that as the aircraft reached the halfway point on the runway the nose pitched down and it rapidly descended toward the pavement. The engine sounds were heard by the witnesses to increase, and, as the aircraft achieved about 30 feet above the runway, the aircraft began to oscillate with an erratic movement. The aircraft then turned sharply to the right, paralleling runway 34 and aligned with a taxiway. As the aircraft disappeared behind some bushes, the witnesses observed a cloud of dust. Subsequent examination of the aircraft revealed a damaged right wing and horizontal stabilizer.

The pilot did not report the accident, and, did not make either a written or oral statement.