RANDOLPH CENTER, VT, USA
N5091N
CESSNA 182Q
THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON A WET AND SOFT GRASS STRIP. AS THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND. THE PILOT SAID, '...THE NOSE WHEEL AND PISTON PULLED OUT OF THE CYLINDER...' THE MAIN WHEELS BROKE OFF IN THE SOFT TURF AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
On Thursday, June 17, 1993, at about 1700 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N5091N, piloted by Mr. Carl Brandon, nosed over during the landing roll at a private airstrip at Randolph Center, Vermont. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot and the one passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan had been filed. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR 91. According to the pilot's statement on the NTSB Form 6120.1/2: "...after a left pattern and steep approach over 50' trees...at 45 knots (my usual short field speed), landed hard after flaring, on main wheels, nose wheel came down after mains rolled 4', after nose rolled 3' it started to dig into the soft turf ( it had rained the previous day)...the nose wheel and piston pulled out of the cylinder...the mains started to dig into the turf...the wheels broke off...the plane, riding on the spinner and cowl while turning over in a distance of 37'. the inverted plane slid backwards 6' before coming to rest..."
THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A SOFT/WET RUNWAY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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