The airplane nosed over while landing on a 2450-by-55-feet turf runway. The 27,500-hour Airline Transport pilot later reported a normal touchdown and landing roll until the airplane rolled onto a graded area. At that point, the airplane bounced slightly, slowed, then flipped over. Subsequently, it was determined the pilot failed to notice the large white X on the approach end of the runway. The pilot further reported that was unable to access online Notam information and did not check any other sources.
April 15, 2007, Marietta, Okla., Cessna 182E
The airplane nosed over while landing on a 2450-by-55-feet turf runway. The 27,500-hour Airline Transport pilot later reported a normal touchdown and landing roll until the airplane rolled onto a graded area. At that point, the airplane bounced slightly, slowed, then flipped over. Subsequently, it was determined the pilot failed to notice the large white X on the approach end of the runway. The pilot further reported that was unable to access online Notam information and did not check any other sources.
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane nosed over during landing after rolling onto a graded area of a turf runway, causing it to bounce, slow, and flip.
- The pilot failed to notice a large white X marking the approach end of the runway, indicating it was closed.
- The pilot reported being unable to access online Notam information and did not check other sources for runway status.
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