Summary
On April 16, 2003, a Cessna 182P (N21520) was involved in an incident near Blacksburg, VA. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's improper flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.
On April 16, 2003, at 1250 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N21520, was substantially damaged while landing at the Virginia Tech Airport (BCB), Blacksburg, Virginia. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot, he had attempted three landings to runway 30, a 4,539-foot long, 100-foot wide, asphalt runway. The first two attempts resulted in a go-around. During the third landing attempt, the airplane touched down hard and bounced back into the air.
This incident is documented in NTSB report NYC03LA086. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N21520.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's improper flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On April 16, 2003, at 1250 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N21520, was substantially damaged while landing at the Virginia Tech Airport (BCB), Blacksburg, Virginia. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot, he had attempted three landings to runway 30, a 4,539-foot long, 100-foot wide, asphalt runway. The first two attempts resulted in a go-around. During the third landing attempt, the airplane touched down hard and bounced back into the air. The airplane touched down hard again, with the propeller striking the runway, before coming to rest upright on the runway.
When a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the wreckage, he observed substantial damage to the engine compartment firewall. The inspector did not observe any mechanical deficiencies with the airplanes flight controls.
The pilot reported 80 hours of total flight experience in make and model airplane.
The winds recorded at a nearby airport about the time of accident, were from 270 degrees at 5 knots.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# NYC03LA086