Cessna 182 near Cottage Grove, OR — 2008-06-10
Final reportLAX08CA174
- Date
- 2008-06-10
- Location
- Cottage Grove, OR, USA
- Airport
- 61S
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N182RA
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- Minor
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged landing flare.
NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the approach to the runway was normal using 30 degrees of flaps and an airspeed of 80 mph. He slowed to 60 mph over the runway and was thinking about flaring when the "bottom fell out." The airplane dropped, hit hard, and the nose wheel separated. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The top of the vertical fin and rudder were crushed.
NTSB coding
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