20031215034669I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182Q · Auburn, AL · December 15, 2003

Date
December 15, 2003 · 10:40 local
Place
Auburn, AL
Airport
Auburn-Opelika G Pitts Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7554S
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
60 total60 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

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 stated that he flared early and landed hard, bouncing a couple of times causing the nose gear to collapse. Student pilot was referred back to instructor for additional training.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE FLARED EARLY AND LANDED HARD, BOUNCING A COUPLE OF TIMES CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. STUDENT PILOT WAS REFERRED BACK TO INSTRUCTOR FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING.