# Accident 20100705041579A: Cessna 182M, Alamagordo, NM, July 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2010, 13:00 local time
- Place: Alamagordo, NM
- Airport: Alamogordo-White Sands Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8372° N, 105.9878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8372&lon=-105.9878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71784, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71784-2019-02-13) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 15 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100705041579A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN10LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA383), Jul 5, 2010: Cessna 182M (N71784), Alamagordo, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during landing, which resulted in a hard/bounced 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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