# Accident 20100329031369A: Cessna 182M, Hamilton, TX, March 29, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2010, 19:15 local time
- Place: Hamilton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6917° N, 98.0881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6917&lon=-98.0881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71229, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71229-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 154 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100329031369A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 29, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1915 LOCAL, N71229, A CESSNA CE 182 AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER INITIATING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES EAST OF HAMILTON, TX. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, BRAD RANDAL SELMAN, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 3376494 WAS FLYING LOW OVER A LAKE WHEN HE STRUCK A POWERLINE WITH THE NOSEWHEEL STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL DUE TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OF THE POWER CABLE BEING DRAGGED BY THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT  TO FLY TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, THE POWER CABLE ON THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A SECOND SET OF POWERLINES. THE PILOT LANDED IN A PASTURE STRIKING A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET FROM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 100 FEET AND SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND FUSELAGE. THERE WERE FOUR PEOPLE ONBOARD. ONE PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN10CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA179), Mar 30, 2010: Cessna 182M (N71229), Hamilton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a static power line while maneuvering at a low altitude.

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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