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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182M · Alamagordo, NM · July 5, 2010

Date: July 5, 2010 · 13:00 local
Place: Alamagordo, NM
Airport: Alamogordo-White Sands Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N71784
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA383
Reported as: Cessna 182M
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 620 total15 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N71784Registration cancelled Feb 13, 2019 · Cessna 182MS/N 18259755 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 182M Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was in the process of completing a glider tow to altitude. After release the pilot attempted several approaches to landing due to crosswind component and "severe nosewheel shimmy". On next to last landing, pilot landed in a flat attitude resulting in a bounced landing. During failed recovery attempt, pilot landed nosewheel first and the aircraft "wheel-barrowed" resulting in a prop strike and firewall damage

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING A GLIDER TOW TO ALTITUDE. AFTER RELEASE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL APPROACHES TO LANDING DUE TO CROSSWIND COMPONENT AND "SEVERE NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY". ON NEXT TO LAST LANDING, PILOT LANDED IN A FLAT ATTITUDE RESULTING IN A BOUNCED LANDING. DURING FAILED RECOVERY ATTEMPT, PILOT LANDED NOSEWHEEL FIRST AND THE AIRCRAFT "WHEEL-BARROWED" RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AND FIREWALL DAMAGE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN10LA383Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlamagordo, NMThe pilot's loss of airplane control during landing, which resulted in a hard/bounced landing.Jul 5, 2010 · Substantial damage