# Accident 20051016027659A: Cessna 182J, Punta Gorda, FL, October 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2005, 13:30 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9228° N, 81.9953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9228&lon=-81.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3588F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3588F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 180 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051016027659A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA06CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA010), Oct 16, 2005: Cessna 182J (N3588F), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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