# Accident 20030729018169A: Cessna 182H, New Era, MI, July 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2003, 11:45 local time
- Place: New Era, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5495° N, 86.3396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5495&lon=-86.3396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N460JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N460JH-2018-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470R (registry code 17071, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 324 total, 115 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030729018169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE WREN CONVERSION CE-182 HIT ON THE NOSE WHEEL DURING THE LANDING CAUSING THE NOSE STRUT TO SHEAR OFF. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED. THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (-23 AMENDMENT) FOLLOWING A HARD LANDING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR OF THE WREN CONVERSION CE-182 BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE HIT THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL INVERTED. THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI03LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA231), Jul 29, 2003: Cessna 182H (N460JH), New Era, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged flare which led to a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the landing gear.

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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