# Incident 20050503005919I: Cessna R182, Kent, WA, May 3, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2005, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kent, WA
- Airport: Crest Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3809° N, 122.2348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kent, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3809&lon=-122.2348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7568T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7568T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 42 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050503005919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) HARD LANDING AFTER A WIND GUST CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO BALLOON DURING FLARE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRABBED CAUSING NOSE WHEEL TO CONTACT RUNWAY AT A SHARP ANGLE. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL FORK TO FAIL ALLOWING THE NOSE WHEEL TO BREAK OFF.

## Other reports on N7568T (3)

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

- [Incident 20100618035049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100618035049I), Jun 18, 2010: Cessna R182 (N7568T), Bremerton, WA, Minor damage. Cessna 182G, N7568T, on landing at Bremerton National Airport, the front landing gear failed to deploy. Pilot stated he had a green nose gear light and was…
- [Accident 20030611012679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030611012679A), Jun 11, 2003: Cessna R182 (N7568T), Kent, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) This was an experimental flight for newly certificated private pilot. The purpose was flight training towards a complex/high performance endorsement.…
- [Accident 20010128001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010128001329A), Jan 28, 2001: Cessna R182 (N7568T), Renton, WA, No damage. (-23) The pilot reported that he entered downwind and lowered the landing gear. The gear visually checked down and a green "down" indication light showed in…

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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