# Accident 20120616010749A: Cessna 182H, MT, June 16, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2012, 09:00 local time
- Place: MT
- Airport: Meadows Creek Usfs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8492° N, 113.4172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8492&lon=-113.4172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2424X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2424X-2012-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120616010749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED LONG, PUSHED FORWARD ON CONTROL WHEEL TO KEEP AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND.  NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED, PROPELLER STRIKE, FIREWALL DAMAGE ENGINE COWLING DAMAGE.GRASS UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIP OPERATED BY USFS.

## 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 WPR12CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA266), Jun 16, 2012: Cessna 182H (N2424X), Meadow Creek, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged approach and improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard 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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