# Accident 20120907019879A: Cessna 182T, Mullins, SC, September 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2012, 08:10 local time
- Place: Mullins, SC
- Airport: Marion County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1811° N, 79.3347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1811&lon=-79.3347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N635CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N635CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182T (registry code 2072703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA553](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA553) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120907019879A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2012, AT 0810 HOURS, N635CP, A CESSNA 182T OPERATING PART 91 VFR, WAS PERFORMING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 22 AT MARION COUNTY AIRPORT, SC, (MAO). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING A PROPELLER STRIKE TO ALL THREE BLADES.  THERE WERE TWO SOULS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS SUBSTANTIAL DUE TO THE FIREWALL DAMAGE.THE IIC IS MARJORIE V. JAKE AT (803) 765-5931, EXT. 2665.

## 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 ERA12CA553](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA553), Sep 7, 2012: Cessna 182T (N635CP), Marion, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's 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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