# Accident 19990315003189A: Cessna 182Q, Galveston, TX, March 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1999, 12:00 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2996° N, 94.7896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2996&lon=-94.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7608S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7608S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990315003189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW99LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA111), Mar 15, 1999: Cessna 182Q (N7608S), Galveston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed landing flare of the aircraft. Factors were the excessive airspeed and the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of aircraft.

## Other reports on N7608S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000623034689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000623034689I), Jun 23, 2000: Cessna 182Q (N7608S), Galveston, TX, Minor damage. (-23)[privacy data omitted] attempted to salavage a poor landing which resulted in a high (15 foot) bounce, the aircraft stalled and fell through touching down…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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