19990531008979I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182L · Bessemer, AL · May 31, 1999

Date: May 31, 1999 · 07:00 local
Place: Bessemer, AL
Airport: Bessemer Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N42278
Reported as: Cessna 182L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 135 total10 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N42278Registered now · Cessna 182LS/N 18258939 Airframe modelCessna 182L

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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Acft landed hard and the nose area sustained substantial damage. (-23) pilot reported that he departed dawson, GA, in a CE-182, N42278, at approx. 0600 and arrived at Bessemer, AL, between 0700 and 0730 on 5/31/99. He said his approach speed was slow and he landed hard, at which point he applied full power and went around. His subsequent landing was without further incident. After parking the aircraft he notified maintenance of the hard landing and departed the field.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LANDED HARD AND THE NOSE AREA SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED DAWSON, GA, IN A CE-182, N42278, AT APPROX. 0600 AND ARRIVED AT BESSEMER, AL, BETWEEN 0700 AND 0730 ON 5/31/99. HE SAID HIS APPROACH SPEED WAS SLOW AND HE LANDED HARD, AT WHICH POINT HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND WENT AROUND. HIS SUBSEQUENT LANDING WAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER PARKING THE AIRCRAFT HE NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE OF THE HARD LANDING AND DEPARTED THE FIELD.