# Accident 20150525011569A: Cessna 182E, Galion, OH, May 25, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2015, 10:30 local time
- Place: Galion, OH
- Airport: Galion Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7528° N, 82.7244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7528&lon=-82.7244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150525011569A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY BEFORE TOUCH DOWN THE WIND SPEED DROPPED OFF CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO LAND HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR AND FIRE WALL.

## 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 GAA15CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA094), May 25, 2015: Cessna 182E (N25AW), Galion, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control and 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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