# Incident 20040229008069I: Cessna 182P, Orange, VA, February 29, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2004, 00:30 local time
- Place: Orange, VA
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2472° N, 78.0456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORANGE COUNTY (OMH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2472&lon=-78.0456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8243M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8243M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040229008069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ARRIVING AT HOME BASE (OMH), PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE ONCE. DURING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT NOTICED VIBRATION. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY INDICATED SOME DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL GEAR.

## Other reports on N8243M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250728010499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250728010499A), Jul 28, 2025: Cessna 182P (N8243M), Bolivar, MO, Destroyed. The pilot reported that when he advanced the throttle to begin taxiing for takeoff, he heard a loud pop from the engine area, and began to see smoke. He shut…

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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