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) On 7/20/2007 aircraft N5542B, a Cessna 182 departed changler, AZ (chd) with a destination of russellville, KY (4M7). Approximately 10PM a final approach was made for forth Smith, AR (fsm) airport for a fuel stop by the pilot privacy data omitted. The engine RPM dropped and the nose wheel came down and hit the lip of the end of the runway. Upon grounding the engine regained RPM to an idle speed. Substantial damage occurred as the nose strut attachment to the firewall broke and the strut was further damaged. The pilot was the sole occupant and was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 7/20/2007 AIRCRAFT N5542B, A CESSNA 182 DEPARTED CHANGLER, AZ (CHD) WITH A DESTINATION OF RUSSELLVILLE, KY (4M7). APPROXIMATELY 10PM A FINAL APPROACH WAS MADE FOR FORTH SMITH, AR (FSM) AIRPORT FOR A FUEL STOP BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED AND THE NOSE WHEEL CAME DOWN AND HIT THE LIP OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. UPON GROUNDING THE ENGINE REGAINED RPM TO AN IDLE SPEED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED AS THE NOSE STRUT ATTACHMENT TO THE FIREWALL BROKE AND THE STRUT WAS FURTHER DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED.
Other reports on N5542B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.