Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary GAA17CA485

Sparta, MI, USA

Aircraft #1

N52450

CESSNA 182

Analysis

Same as Factual Information

Factual Information

The pilot reported that the airplane landed hard and bounced. He added that he performed a go-around, landed, and taxied to the ramp uneventfully. During a walkaround before another flight that day, he noticed that the airplane had sustained substantial damage to the fuselage during his previous flight. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause and Findings

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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