What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On June 6, 2002, about 1200 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N94986, made a hard landing at Sedona, Arizona. The civil air patrol (cap) was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal local flight departed Sedona about 1120. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. During an interview, the pilot stated the "bottom fell out" when he landed on runway 03. The airplane hit hard and porpoised. The pilot added power on the second bounce and went around. During the landing roll, the nose began to vibrate and the vibration worsened as he slowed down. Post landing inspection revealed that the nose wheel was flat and the fuselage and firewall were rippled. (-23) aircraft landed hard on the nose wheel, collapsing the nose wheel tire and buckling the firewall and forward left, lower fuselage skin.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JUNE 6, 2002, ABOUT 1200 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182Q, N94986, MADE A HARD LANDING AT SEDONA, ARIZONA. THE CIVIL AIR PATROL (CAP) WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED SEDONA ABOUT 1120. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. DURING AN INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THE "BOTTOM FELL OUT" WHEN HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 03. THE AIRPLANE HIT HARD AND PORPOISED. THE PILOT ADDED POWER ON THE SECOND BOUNCE AND WENT AROUND. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE VIBRATION WORSENED AS HE SLOWED DOWN. POST LANDING INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS FLAT AND THE FUSELAGE AND FIREWALL WERE RIPPLED. (-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL, COLLAPSING THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE AND BUCKLING THE FIREWALL AND FORWARD LEFT, LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.