What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft landed hard, other circumstances are unknown. (.4) during the landing flare/touchdown, the pilot 'inadvertently allowed the nose of the airplane to descend too low', the nose landing gear impacted the runway, and the n ose landing gear tire 'exploded.' During final approach, the pilot observed the airspeed to be 'above normal landing speed.' He extended the flaps and reduced the power. The 205.6 hour private pilot had accumulated 9.5 hours flight time in the Cessna 182Q aircraft. He had flown the airplane 1 hour in the previous 30 days. (-23)FTW99LA011
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LANDED HARD, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4) DURING THE LANDING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT 'INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TO DESCEND TOO LOW', THE NOSE LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, AND THE N OSE LANDING GEAR TIRE 'EXPLODED.' DURING FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE AIRSPEED TO BE 'ABOVE NORMAL LANDING SPEED.' HE EXTENDED THE FLAPS AND REDUCED THE POWER. THE 205.6 HOUR PRIVATE PILOT HAD ACCUMULATED 9.5 HOURS FLIGHT TIME IN THE CESSNA 182Q AIRCRAFT. HE HAD FLOWN THE AIRPLANE 1 HOUR IN THE PREVIOUS 30 DAYS. (-23)FTW99LA011
NTSB investigation
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