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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182J · Punta Gorda, FL · October 16, 2005

Date: October 16, 2005 · 13:30 local
Place: Punta Gorda, FL
Airport: Charlotte County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3588F
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA06CA010
Reported as: Cessna 182J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total180 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N3588FRegistered now · Cessna 182JS/N 18257588 Airframe modelCessna 182J

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On October 16, 2005 at 1330 hours EDT, a Cessna 182 N3588F, registered to pgd flyers LLC piloted by privacy data omitted was landing on runway 03 at Charlotte County Airport, Punta Gorda, FL during his flare on landing he stated just prior to touch down a gust of wind lifted the aircraft back in the air then came down very hard on the aircraft nose wheel causing substantial damage to the nose gear, engine firewall, lower fuselage skin and left and right fuselage skins. No injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 16, 2005 AT 1330 HOURS EDT, A CESSNA 182 N3588F, REGISTERED TO PGD FLYERS LLC PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 03 AT CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT, PUNTA GORDA, FL DURING HIS FLARE ON LANDING HE STATED JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT BACK IN THE AIR THEN CAME DOWN VERY HARD ON THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, ENGINE FIREWALL, LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN AND LEFT AND RIGHT FUSELAGE SKINS. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA06CA010Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPunta Gorda, FLThe pilot's inadequate remedial action following an encounter with wind gusts during the landing flare resulting in a hard landing and damage to the nose landing gear.Oct 16, 2005 · Substantial damage