NTSB BFO91LA057 — 1991-06-21 · BALTIMORE, Maryland, United States

Current FAA registration · N3026Q

Make / Model: CESSNA 182K
Year of manufacture: 1967 · 24 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19670301
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A329F9

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3026Q Cessna 182 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON HIS INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, 150 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWENTY FEET INTO THE AIR AND THEN IMMEDIATELY AGAIN LANDED HARD ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. HE STATED THAT THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO BREAK OFF AND THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE BRAKES AND BROUGHT IT TO A STOP ABOUT 30 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. HE INDICATED THAT THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_BFO91LA057.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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