19970517017769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · San Jose, CA · May 17, 1997

Date: May 17, 1997 · 16:09 local
Place: San Jose, CA
Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N756PL
Reported as: Cessna R182
Reported engine: Lycoming O540J3C5
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,015 total750 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N756PLRegistration cancelled May 25, 2023 · Cessna R182S/N R18201124 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna R182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot stated: on a straight in approach to rhv, he encountered a wind gust just as he flaired. The aircraft nose came up sharply and down very hard causing the nose gear to collapse. Inspector statement: nose gear down lock function ok. Copy of this report was furnished to sjc operations unit. No pilot deviation and no 8010-11 generated. This terminates the investigation and this report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED: ON A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RHV, HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST JUST AS HE FLAIRED. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE CAME UP SHARPLY AND DOWN VERY HARD CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. INSPECTOR STATEMENT: NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK FUNCTION OK. COPY OF THIS REPORT WAS FURNISHED TO SJC OPERATIONS UNIT. NO PILOT DEVIATION AND NO 8010-11 GENERATED. THIS TERMINATES THE INVESTIGATION AND THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.