# Accident 20131027020219A: Cessna 182Q, Wachula, FL, October 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2013, 11:55 local time
- Place: Wachula, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5147° N, 81.8803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5147&lon=-81.8803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N725AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N725AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131027020219A

## Narrative

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

AFTER A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT APPROACH AND LANDING, DURING THE ROUNDOUT AND FLARE, AIRCRAFT BALLOON ABOUT TEN FEET OFF THE RUNWAY, STALLED AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SO HARD THAT THE FIXED NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY BENT ALL THE WAY FORWARD, DENTING THE LOWER COWLING.

## 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 ERA14CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA023), Oct 27, 2013: Cessna 182Q (N725AS), Wauchula, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N725AS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20230507008449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230507008449A), May 7, 2023: Cessna 182Q (N725AS), Reliance, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. According to ATC data, the aircraft was enroute from ksbn to kjca at 9000 feet when at 2248Z the aircraft enter a slow descent and turn. Radio and radar…

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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