What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 23, 1999, about 1434 central daylight time, a Cessna 182K, N2699Q, registered to Georgia aircraft sales, inc., experienced a loss of control while landing at the Picayune Pearl River county airport, Picayune, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot sustained minor injuries. One passenger was not injured. The flight originated at 1215 from the troy municipal airport, troy, Alabama. According to FAA personnel, the pilot stated that the flight was hight and fast on final approach and the landing was hard. The airplane bounced then veered sharly to the left off the runway, onto grass, and traveled through a 6-8 inch ditch collapsin the nose landing gear. The airplane then traveled through a chain link fence coming to rest on a road adjacent to the airport. (-23) during landing aircraft bounced several times. Pilot lost control of aircraft. Aircraft departed runway, traveled through a ditch and struck a fence. (.4) the pilot stated that he made a hard landing in a crosswind and at that time, the nose landin g gear was damaged upon the initial impact. During the landing roll after the nose landing gear contacted the runway, the airplane made a violent and uncontrollable turn to the left. The airplane veered off the runway and collided with a fence. Rubber transfer on the runway from all landing gears and propeller contact marks on the runway were noted. A witness reported that the airplane bounced, pitched nose down, and the nose landing gear contacted the runway. The airplane porpoised several times, then remained on the ground and departed the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 23, 1999, ABOUT 1434 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182K, N2699Q, REGISTERED TO GEORGIA AIRCRAFT SALES, INC., EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LANDING AT THE PICAYUNE PEARL RIVER COUNTY AIRPORT, PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. ONE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1215 FROM THE TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TROY, ALABAMA. ACCORDING TO FAA PERSONNEL, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS HIGHT AND FAST ON FINAL APPROACH AND THE LANDING WAS HARD. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED THEN VEERED SHARLY TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, ONTO GRASS, AND TRAVELED THROUGH A 6-8 INCH DITCH COLLAPSIN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE THEN TRAVELED THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE COMING TO REST ON A ROAD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. (-23) DURING LANDING AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY, TRAVELED THROUGH A DITCH AND STRUCK A FENCE. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE A HARD LANDING IN A CROSSWIND AND AT THAT TIME, THE NOSE LANDIN G GEAR WAS DAMAGED UPON THE INITIAL IMPACT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL AFTER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE MADE A VIOLENT AND UNCONTROLLABLE TURN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. RUBBER TRANSFER ON THE RUNWAY FROM ALL LANDING GEARS AND PROPELLER CONTACT MARKS ON THE RUNWAY WERE NOTED. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED, PITCHED NOSE DOWN, AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES, THEN REMAINED ON THE GROUND AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.