# Accident 20050910022029A: Cessna T182T, Wilmington, NC, September 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2005, 13:35 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2603° N, 77.8709° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2603&lon=-77.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1251C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1251C-2009-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050910022029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HAD A HIGHER THAN NORMAL AIRSPEED ON LANDING. AFTER BOUNCING THE PILOT STARTED TO "GO AROUND" THEN CHANGED HIS MIND AND ATTEMPTED TO SAVE THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PORPOISE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ATL05CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA160), Sep 10, 2005: Cessna 182T (N1251C), Wilmington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing, and the collapse of the nose 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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