# Accident 20150702010329A: Cessna T182T, Oak Island, NC, July 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2015, 13:30 local time
- Place: Oak Island, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9331° N, 78.0714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9331&lon=-78.0714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2080Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2080Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 521 total, 13 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150702010329A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA15CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA170), Jul 2, 2015: Cessna T182T (N2080Q), Oak Island, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper level off and flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and firewall damage.

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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