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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Sparta, MI · August 12, 2017

Date
August 12, 2017 · 10:30 local
Place
Sparta, MI
Airport
Paul C. Miller
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N52450
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA485
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
312 total180 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot was flying eaa young eagles introductory flights. Pilot reported he was landing on runway 25, main wheels bounced and performed a go around. Pilot did a go around but was unaware the aircraft suffered any damage. After landing the passengers were deplaned and other passengers were loaded back onto the plane. During the boarding process another pilot noticied the skin was wrinkled on the left side of the plane behind the firewall. The PIC then walked around the nose and noticied the propellor damage and skin wrinkles. He immediately decided not to fly once he saw the damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING EAA YOUNG EAGLES INTRODUCTORY FLIGHTS. PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 25, MAIN WHEELS BOUNCED AND PERFORMED A GO AROUND. PILOT DID A GO AROUND BUT WAS UNAWARE THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ANY DAMAGE. AFTER LANDING THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AND OTHER PASSENGERS WERE LOADED BACK ONTO THE PLANE. DURING THE BOARDING PROCESS ANOTHER PILOT NOTICIED THE SKIN WAS WRINKLED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PLANE BEHIND THE FIREWALL. THE PIC THEN WALKED AROUND THE NOSE AND NOTICIED THE PROPELLOR DAMAGE AND SKIN WRINKLES. HE IMMEDIATELY DECIDED NOT TO FLY ONCE HE SAW THE DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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