No fatalities

Aircraft Bounced on Landing and Nosed Over Inverted

Alpine, WY, United States

On May 25, 2013, a CESSNA 182R operated by RONALD B LINCH was involved in an aviation accident near Alpine, WY. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot’s inadequate flare and loss of aircraft control during landing. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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An aircraft bounced after touchdown, stalled, and landed on grass left of the runway. The nose wheel dug in, causing the plane to nose over inverted with substantial damage to the right wing and empennage.

Incident Overview and Sequence of Events The pilot reported that the aircraft completed a normal approach to the runway. After initial touchdown, the airplane bounced high. The aircraft then stalled and made a second touchdown on the grass to the left of the runway surface. ## Damage and Mechanical Findings During the second touchdown, the nose wheel dug into the ground, causing the airplane to nose over and come to rest inverted. The right wing and empennage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Contributing factors

PilotLanding flare — Not attained/maintained