# Accident 20160506003589A: Cessna TR182, Bloomington, IN, May 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2016, 22:15 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1461° N, 86.6167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1461&lon=-86.6167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9281R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9281R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 22 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160506003589A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 6, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 PM (0215Z) EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182RG, N9281R, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON LANDING AT THE MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA,(BMG) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSEWHEEL AND PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  BMG AVIATION, INC. OF BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA IS THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR REQUIRED.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM CINCINNATI MUNICIPAL LUNKEN AIRPORT (LUK) AT 9:00 PM EDT (0100Z) WITH THE INTENTION OF LANDING AT BMG.

THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED-DOWN ON ALL THREE WHEELS AND THEN BOUNCED, UNTIL SETTLING BACK ON THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, FIREWALL, NOSEWHEEL TIRE AND STRUT ASSEMBLY.

## 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 GAA16CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA226), May 7, 2016: Cessna TR182 (N9281R), Bloomington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the airplane's descent rate resulting in a hard landing, and subsequent substantial damage to the firewall.

## Other reports on N9281R (1)

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

- [Accident 20110809016719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110809016719A), Aug 9, 2011: Cessna TR182 (N9281R), Bloomington, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to lower landing gear prior to landing. Pilot stated that he changed his normal routine for landing causing him to forget to put the gear down…

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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