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FAA incident report · Cessna 182A · Danielson, CT · March 28, 2003

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Date
March 28, 2003 · 13:40 local
Place
Danielson, CT
Airport
Danielson
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9982B
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
994 total5 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days
N9982BRegistration cancelled May 8, 2026 · Cessna 182AS/N 34382 · Built 1957Airframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) This flight was conducted as a FAR 61.56 flight review. The applicant, Mr. Dennis lambert, who is also the airplane owner had not been flying for almost one and a half years due to medical issue, that was resolved prior to this flight. While returning to (5B3) Danielson Airport for takeoffs, and landings the pilot received the current a.s.o.s. observation from (ijd) windam airport which is located 13 NM to the west, south west. The weather was reported as clear with wind from 170 @ 14 KTS. The initial landing was planned for runway #13, while on short final just as the aircraft descended below the tree line the aircraft encountered strong windshear, loss of airspeed and a high sink rate. The pilot, and the flight instructor initiated a recovery. The aircraft touched down approximately 20 feet short of the hard surface runway in the grass, aligned with the runway, and 11 feet to the left of the extended runway centerline. The nose tire struck the 2 inch asphalt lip of the edge of the runway followed by the main gear, the flight instructor and pilot added full power and executed a go around, followed by an uneventful landing on the same runway using soft field landing procedures. During the landing rollout the aircraft had a nose gear shimmy. Upon post flight inspection it was determined that part of the nose wheel had broken off, although the tire remained inflated and some sheet metal skin was slightly deformed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A FAR 61.56 FLIGHT REVIEW. THE APPLICANT, MR. DENNIS LAMBERT, WHO IS ALSO THE AIRPLANE OWNER HAD NOT BEEN FLYING FOR ALMOST ONE AND A HALF YEARS DUE TO MEDICAL ISSUE, THAT WAS RESOLVED PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT. WHILE RETURNING TO (5B3) DANIELSON AIRPORT FOR TAKEOFFS, AND LANDINGS THE PILOT RECEIVED THE CURRENT A.S.O.S. OBSERVATION FROM (IJD) WINDAM AIRPORT WHICH IS LOCATED 13 NM TO THE WEST, SOUTH WEST. THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS CLEAR WITH WIND FROM 170 @ 14 KTS. THE INITIAL LANDING WAS PLANNED FOR RUNWAY #13, WHILE ON SHORT FINAL JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW THE TREE LINE THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED STRONG WINDSHEAR, LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND A HIGH SINK RATE. THE PILOT, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INITIATED A RECOVERY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET SHORT OF THE HARD SURFACE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS, ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY, AND 11 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE NOSE TIRE STRUCK THE 2 INCH ASPHALT LIP OF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN GEAR, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND EXECUTED A GO AROUND, FOLLOWED BY AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON THE SAME RUNWAY USING SOFT FIELD LANDING PROCEDURES. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A NOSE GEAR SHIMMY. UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PART OF THE NOSE WHEEL HAD BROKEN OFF, ALTHOUGH THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED AND SOME SHEET METAL SKIN WAS SLIGHTLY DEFORMED.