Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to establish a proper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was practicing landings on a grass runway adjacent to his home. He said that when he made his sixth landing, he landed hard, and the nose wheel fork assembly separated from the airplane. The airplane nosed over on to its back, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, engine mounts, both wings and the vertical stabilizer.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA22LA013 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 9, 2021
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Fruitland Park, Florida
- Nearest airport
- Flying Palomino Ranch (5FA1)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 182
- N-number
- N5797B
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1956
- 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.