# Accident 20060708012899A: Cessna 182H, Birmingham, AL, July 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2006
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5578° N, 86.7522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5578&lon=-86.7522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3479S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3479S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,344 total, 148 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060708012899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 08, 2006, N3479S WAS INVOLVED IN A HARD LANDING AT THE BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE STRUT AND TIRE BLEW OUT ON IMPACT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND SURROUNDING AREAS TO INCLUDE THE MOTOR MOUNT. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS AND AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS CHECKED OK. PILOT STATEMENT: ON JULY 8, 2006 I WAS RETURNING FROM A VFR FLIGHT TO WALKER CO. (JFX) AND MADE AN APPROACH TO RWY 18 AT BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL (BHM). ALTHOUGH MY APPROACH SPEED WAS 70 KTS AND THE STALL HORN NEVER WENT OFF, THE AIRCRAFT SANK RAPIDLY ONCE I WAS OVER THE PAVEMENT. I ADDED POWER TO ARREST THE DESCENT BUT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE LANDING FROM APPROXIMATELY 10 FT UP. I ARRESTED THE DESCENT WITH POWER AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE VIOLENTLY, AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT. I ADVISED THE TOWER THAT WE APPEARED TO HAVE A FLAT NOSE TIRE, AND WOULD REQUIRE TO BE TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL06CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA104), Jul 8, 2006: Cessna 182H (N3479S), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during final approach resulting in a stall/mush and a hard landing.

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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