What happened
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Aircraft was too high on landing and pilot pushed nose to hurry and land, bounced in air, came down on nose gear. (-23) on may 6, 1997, at (1900L) 0000UTC, a CE-182, N2740Q, owned by and registered to peter m. edwards, made a high approach to runway 18, resulting in a hard landing at Little Rock Adams Field, Arkansas, damage consisted of bent propeller tips and a wrinkled firewall. The private pilot did not receive any injury and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated as a personal flight by the registered owner under 14 CFR PART91 when the accident occurred. The flight originated in dumas, AR (0M0) at 23:15 UTC hours. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH ON LANDING AND PILOT PUSHED NOSE TO HURRY AND LAND, BOUNCED IN AIR, CAME DOWN ON NOSE GEAR. (-23) ON MAY 6, 1997, AT (1900L) 0000UTC, A CE-182, N2740Q, OWNED BY AND REGISTERED TO PETER M. EDWARDS, MADE A HIGH APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING AT LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD, ARKANSAS, DAMAGE CONSISTED OF BENT PROPELLER TIPS AND A WRINKLED FIREWALL. THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURY AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BY THE REGISTERED OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN DUMAS, AR (0M0) AT 23:15 UTC HOURS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.
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