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FAA incident report · Cessna 182C · Valkaria, FL · May 6, 2018

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Date
May 6, 2018 · 11:20 local
Place
Valkaria, FL
Airport
Valkaria
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8730T
Reported as
Cessna 182C
Reported engine
Continental O-470
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
278 total42 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N8730TRegistered now · Cessna 182CS/N 52630 · Built 1960Airframe modelCessna 182CEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot attempted to land the aircraft on runway 28 the aircraft hit hard and right of centerline on the runway causing a bounce. When the aircraft came back down after the initial bounce the pilot lost control of the aircraft and skidded hard to the left off the runway into the grass and soft sand on the left side of runway. There was evidence of an initial skid right of centerline, then a gap and then skid marks on the left side of the runway. When the aircraft came to rest in the grass and soft sand off the runway, the nose landing gear tire was flat with damage to the nose wheel cowling. The nose landing gear was slightly collapsed. One propeller was bent back from contacting the ground off the runway. There was no damage to the other propeller. The right wing tip was dent and bent from contacting the ground. There was one passenger on board. There were no reported injuries. Pilot stated there were no mechanical discrepancies with the aircraft. Weather was not a factor. There was no substantial damage to the aircraft making this an incident. Pilot stated there was other aircraft in the pattern and they were not a factor. The pilot induced the landing error and caused the incident.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 28 THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD AND RIGHT OF CENTERLINE ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING A BOUNCE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK DOWN AFTER THE INITIAL BOUNCE THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SKIDDED HARD TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AND SOFT SAND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF AN INITIAL SKID RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, THEN A GAP AND THEN SKID MARKS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS AND SOFT SAND OFF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRE WAS FLAT WITH DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL COWLING. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS SLIGHTLY COLLAPSED. ONE PROPELLER WAS BENT BACK FROM CONTACTING THE GROUND OFF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE OTHER PROPELLER. THE RIGHT WING TIP WAS DENT AND BENT FROM CONTACTING THE GROUND. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. PILOT STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THERE WAS NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT MAKING THIS AN INCIDENT. PILOT STATED THERE WAS OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN AND THEY WERE NOT A FACTOR. THE PILOT INDUCED THE LANDING ERROR AND CAUSED THE INCIDENT.