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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182N · Laurel, MD · February 4, 2000

Date: February 4, 2000 · 06:20 local
Place: Laurel, MD
Airport: Suburban Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8970G
Reported as: Cessna 182N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 348 total47 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N8970GRegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2018 · Cessna 182NS/N 18260510 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 182N Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot activited runway lights, circled, W18, to get a look and then turn entered the traffic for runway 3. On first attempt pilot landed, claims things just did not feel right and immediately took off again. On second landing pilot prepared to do a short soft fiels landing. Pilot touched down and on roll out left main landing gear caught ina rut in the ice and pulled aircraft to the left. Left main landing gear then started plowing through the snow and when the nose wheel came down the sircraft slowly tipped over on its back. Entire runway was covered with about 2 inches of ice. There were no NOTAMS issued for the airport.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ACTIVITED RUNWAY LIGHTS, CIRCLED, W18, TO GET A LOOK AND THEN TURN ENTERED THE TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 3. ON FIRST ATTEMPT PILOT LANDED, CLAIMS THINGS JUST DID NOT FEEL RIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK OFF AGAIN. ON SECOND LANDING PILOT PREPARED TO DO A SHORT SOFT FIELS LANDING. PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AND ON ROLL OUT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUGHT INA RUT IN THE ICE AND PULLED AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR THEN STARTED PLOWING THROUGH THE SNOW AND WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL CAME DOWN THE SIRCRAFT SLOWLY TIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. ENTIRE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH ABOUT 2 INCHES OF ICE. THERE WERE NO NOTAMS ISSUED FOR THE AIRPORT.

Other reports on N8970G · 2

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

Accident 19970611013889ALevel Off Touchdown · Frederick, MDFlared nose high. CFI advised add power. 182 stalled bounced CFI added power. Relanded. No steering veered off rwy.Jun 11, 1997 · Substantial damage Incident 19870323028719ILevel Off Touchdown · Ashland, VAPorpoised on both attempts to land. Nose tire blew out with rim damage.Mar 23, 1987 · Minor damage