# Accident 20170421003939A: Cessna 182F, Killeen, TX, April 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2017, 15:55 local time
- Place: Killeen, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0858° N, 97.6864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0858&lon=-97.6864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3308U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3308U-2018-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 115 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170421003939A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING SKYLARK FIELD KILLEEN TEXAS THE PILOT FLARED HIGH IN GUSTY WIND STALLED AND HAD A RESULTANT HARD LANDING WITH THE NOSE WHEEL FIRST.

## 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 GAA17CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA243), Apr 21, 2017: Cessna 182 (N3308U), Killeen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect landing flare in gusting wind conditions.

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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