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Date
January 21, 2007
Place
Rchmond/Ashland, VA
Airport
Hanover County Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9392X
Reported as
Cessna 182E
Reported engine
Continental O470*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
138 total73 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was accomplishing take offs and landings for night currency. On the third take off, after the aircraft was airborne, the pilot's seat unlatched and moved to its most aft position. The pilot elected to close the throttle and land on the runway. The landing was hard resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS ACCOMPLISHING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS FOR NIGHT CURRENCY. ON THE THIRD TAKE OFF, AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE, THE PILOT'S SEAT UNLATCHED AND MOVED TO ITS MOST AFT POSITION. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE AND LAND ON THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING WAS HARD RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.