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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T182T · Oak Island, NC · July 2, 2015

Date: July 2, 2015 · 13:30 local
Place: Oak Island, NC
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2080Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA170
Reported as: Cessna T182T
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 521 total13 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N2080QRegistered now · Cessna T182TS/N T18208450 · Built 2005 Airframe modelCessna T182T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot was attempting to land on runway 23 at the Oak Island (ksut) airport. The winds were predominately aligned with the runway but gusting up to 17 knots. On the initial round out the aircraft dropped and bounced and on the secondary bounce the nose wheel impacted the runway surface first which caused the nose gear strut to collapse and subsequently caused the prop strike and engine stoppage.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23 AT THE OAK ISLAND (KSUT) AIRPORT. THE WINDS WERE PREDOMINATELY ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY BUT GUSTING UP TO 17 KNOTS. ON THE INITIAL ROUND OUT THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND BOUNCED AND ON THE SECONDARY BOUNCE THE NOSE WHEEL IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE FIRST WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR STRUT TO COLLAPSE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED THE PROP STRIKE AND ENGINE STOPPAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA15CA170Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportOak Island, NCThe pilot's improper level off and flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and firewall damage.Jul 2, 2015 · Substantial damage