What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 11/30/00 at 0830 Mr. David kotsifakis was acting as pilot in command of a Cessna CE-182 N182RM. During landing on runway 33 at College Park Airport, Mr. Kotsifakis experienced a down draft upon descending below the tree line causing a rapid loss of altitude and air speed. The sudden rate of descent made for a difficult recovery and caused Mr. Kotsifakis to land the plane on its nose gear. The winds were reported 310 degrees gusting to 20 knots. On landing the nose gear collapsed and the airplane skidded off the right side of the runway. The airplane sustained damage to the propeller, the right wing tip and significant damage was done to the fire wall. Mr. Kotsifakis was the only occupant and received no apparent injuries. This investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 11/30/00 AT 0830 MR. DAVID KOTSIFAKIS WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A CESSNA CE-182 N182RM. DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AT COLLEGE PARK AIRPORT, MR. KOTSIFAKIS EXPERIENCED A DOWN DRAFT UPON DESCENDING BELOW THE TREE LINE CAUSING A RAPID LOSS OF ALTITUDE AND AIR SPEED. THE SUDDEN RATE OF DESCENT MADE FOR A DIFFICULT RECOVERY AND CAUSED MR. KOTSIFAKIS TO LAND THE PLANE ON ITS NOSE GEAR. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED 310 DEGREES GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. ON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, THE RIGHT WING TIP AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FIRE WALL. MR. KOTSIFAKIS WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED NO APPARENT INJURIES. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.