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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182H · Saintpauls, MN · June 4, 2002

Date: June 4, 2002 · 17:00 local
Place: Saintpauls, MN
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2044X
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL02LA132
Reported as: Cessna 182H

N2044XRegistered now · Cessna 182HS/N 18256144 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 182H Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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

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

(-23) Pilot reported that just before touchdown he allowed his airspeed to get too slow. As a consequence the aircraft stalled 5-10 feet above the runway and dropped very hard on all three landing gear. The hard landing damaged the firewall, fuselage skin, and nose wheel fairing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN HE ALLOWED HIS AIRSPEED TO GET TOO SLOW. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE AIRCRAFT STALLED 5-10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND DROPPED VERY HARD ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR. THE HARD LANDING DAMAGED THE FIREWALL, FUSELAGE SKIN, AND NOSE WHEEL FAIRING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL02LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSaint Pauls, NCThe pilots improper flare, during an attempted landing.Jun 4, 2002 · Substantial damage