Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary SEA06CA092

Canby, OR, USA

Aircraft #1

N3305W

Cessna 182F

Analysis

Same as Factual Information

Factual Information

The pilot reported that after landing short of the runway the airplane's nose landing gear came in contact with a 9-inch berm. A Federal Aviation Administration aviation safety inspector, who traveled to the accident site reported the airplane sustained substantial damage as a result of the nose gear collapsing aft into the firewall. The propeller was also damaged due to a propeller strike. No mechanical failures or malfunctions were reported.

Probable Cause and Findings

The pilot's misjudgment of altitude resulting in an undershoot. A factor was the berm.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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