Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
NTSB analysis
According to the pilot, during the landing the airplane bounced twice. When it touched down the second time, it bounced higher. The pilot lowered the nose and flared, but the airplane touched down slightly nose low, and the nose gear failed. The airplane slid approximately 1,000 feet down the runway on its nose gear strut and propeller. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the nose gear, propeller, left main landing gear, and left wing.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN11LA210 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Feb 27, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Llano, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Llano Municipal (AQO)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna LC42-550FG
- N-number
- N1018Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.