Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that during landing on the grass runway the nose landing gear contacted the runway hard, and the airplane bounced. The airplane landed again on the nose landing gear and bounced two more times in an “unstable oscillation” that he had never experienced before. The pilot stopped the airplane on the runway, then taxied to the ramp without further incident. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the fuselage and firewall. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN22LA379 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 31, 2022
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Joliet, Illinois
- Nearest airport
- Joliet Regional Airport (KJOT)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 182E
- N-number
- N3519Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1962
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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.