# Accident 20001130037469A: Cessna 182J, College Park, MD, November 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2000, 08:30 local time
- Place: College Park, MD
- Airport: College Park Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9909° N, 76.9293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9909&lon=-76.9293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182RM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N182RM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001130037469A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC01LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA049), Nov 30, 2000: Cessna 182J (N182RM), College Park, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor related to the accident was the downdraft wind conditions.

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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