# Incident 20010202002339I: Cessna 182F, Cullman, AL, February 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2001, 11:45 local time
- Place: Cullman, AL
- Airport: Folsom Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1769° N, 86.8407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cullman, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1769&lon=-86.8407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3118U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3118U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010202002339I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE BALLOONED DURING THE FLARE AND MISMANAGED THE CONTROLS WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. A GO-AROUND WAS INTIATED AND A SUCCESSSFULL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON THE SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPT. BENT PROP/PROP STRIKE WAS DISCOVERED ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N3118U (1)

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

- [Accident 19770521012569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770521012569A), May 21, 1977: Cessna 182F (N3118U), Sisters, OR, Substantial damage. 3Rd ldg attempt.t/d long and fast. Ran off end of rwy,went thru fence,hit ditch. Ldg downslope.

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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