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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182P · Fort Washington, MD · September 13, 2015

Date
September 13, 2015 · 20:00 local
Place
Fort Washington, MD
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1597M
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
230 total60 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

PIC reported gusty, variable winds

PIC porpoised on landing, attempted to complete the landing, came down on the nosewheel hard.

The nosewheel immediately collapsed causing a propeller strike and engine stoppage.

The aircraft slid to a stop just off the runway in the grass.

As the FAA filed it

PIC REPORTED GUSTY, VARIABLE WINDS

PIC PORPOISED ON LANDING, ATTEMPTED TO COMPLETE THE LANDING, CAME DOWN ON THE NOSEWHEEL HARD.

THE NOSEWHEEL IMMEDIATELY COLLAPSED CAUSING A PROPELLER STRIKE AND ENGINE STOPPAGE.

THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP JUST OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS.