What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot, attempting landing near sunset, hit hard and bounced. Pilot added power to attempt go around and airplane hit ground again but hit runway lights. Airplane became airborne and pilot attempted another landing. He came in too high, went around the second time and then made a successful landing. Nose gear, firewall were bent. Runway lights damaged vertical stabilizer. Neither the pilot or passenger were injured. The FSDO did not learn of this accident until 06-28-02. Aircraft logbooks are locked in airplane and will be reviewed as soon as accessible. (.19) on June 14, 2002, at 2105 central daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N4833N, piloted by a commercial pilot was substantially damaged during a hard landing on runway 30 (4,105 feet by 75 feet, asphalt) at the Harold Davidson Field Airport (vmr), vermillion, south dakota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The flight originated from the eppley airfield airport, omaha, Nebraska, at a time unknown, and was en route to vmr.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT, ATTEMPTING LANDING NEAR SUNSET, HIT HARD AND BOUNCED. PILOT ADDED POWER TO ATTEMPT GO AROUND AND AIRPLANE HIT GROUND AGAIN BUT HIT RUNWAY LIGHTS. AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AND PILOT ATTEMPTED ANOTHER LANDING. HE CAME IN TOO HIGH, WENT AROUND THE SECOND TIME AND THEN MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL WERE BENT. RUNWAY LIGHTS DAMAGED VERTICAL STABILIZER. NEITHER THE PILOT OR PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE FSDO DID NOT LEARN OF THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 06-28-02. AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS ARE LOCKED IN AIRPLANE AND WILL BE REVIEWED AS SOON AS ACCESSIBLE. (.19) ON JUNE 14, 2002, AT 2105 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182Q, N4833N, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 (4,105 FEET BY 75 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE HAROLD DAVIDSON FIELD AIRPORT (VMR), VERMILLION, SOUTH DAKOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE EPPLEY AIRFIELD AIRPORT, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, AT A TIME UNKNOWN, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO VMR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.