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FAA incident report · Cessna 182P · Frenchlick, IN · June 9, 2018

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Date
June 9, 2018 · 08:00 local
Place
Frenchlick, IN
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N512KM
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
41 total33 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
N512KMRegistered now · Cessna 182PS/N 18263878 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna 182PEngine 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.

On June 9, 2018, at approximately 08:00 eastern time (1200Z), a 1975 Cessna C-182, N512KM, landed hard, collasping the nosewheel landing gear at the french lick municipal airport (kfrh), french lick, Indiana. The airworthiness inspector determined the aircraft received minor damage to the propeller, nose gear, lower engine cowling, and firewall. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The aircraft is registered to privacy data omitted and was being operated under the provisions of 14 CFR of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 on a personal flight in visual meteorolgical conditions (VMC).

The pilot stated he entered the traffic pattern at 1600 feet mean sea level (MSL) on the left hand downwind to runway 08 at kfrh. He landed with the flaps set at the second flap setting and his final approach speed was approximately 75-80 miles per hour. Once the landing was assured onto the runway, he retarded the engine throttle to idle. When he touched down onto the runway, the aircraft bounced back into the air. He thought the aircraft may have landed on the nose wheel first, however was not sure. The nose wheel collapsed on the second landing. The pilot thought he could have gotten too slow during the flare on the first landing.

Damage to the aircraft is minor per order FAA order 8020.11D.

Substantial damage - damage or failure which adversely affects the structural strength, performance, or flight characteristics of the aircraft, and which would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component. Engine failure or damage limited to an engine if only one engine fails or is damaged, bent fairings or cowling, dented skin, small puncture holes in the skin or fabric, ground damage to rotor or propeller blades, and damage to landing gear, wheels, tires, flaps, engine accessories, brakes, or wingtips are not considered ??substantial damage.? (See 49 CFR §830.2)

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 9, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 08:00 EASTERN TIME (1200Z), A 1975 CESSNA C-182, N512KM, LANDED HARD, COLLASPING THE NOSEWHEEL LANDING GEAR AT THE FRENCH LICK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KFRH), FRENCH LICK, INDIANA. THE AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR, LOWER ENGINE COWLING, AND FIREWALL. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).

THE PILOT STATED HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT 1600 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) ON THE LEFT HAND DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 08 AT KFRH. HE LANDED WITH THE FLAPS SET AT THE SECOND FLAP SETTING AND HIS FINAL APPROACH SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 75-80 MILES PER HOUR. ONCE THE LANDING WAS ASSURED ONTO THE RUNWAY, HE RETARDED THE ENGINE THROTTLE TO IDLE. WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. HE THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL FIRST, HOWEVER WAS NOT SURE. THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED ON THE SECOND LANDING. THE PILOT THOUGHT HE COULD HAVE GOTTEN TOO SLOW DURING THE FLARE ON THE FIRST LANDING.

DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS MINOR PER ORDER FAA ORDER 8020.11D.

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE - DAMAGE OR FAILURE WHICH ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, PERFORMANCE, OR FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND WHICH WOULD NORMALLY REQUIRE MAJOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE AFFECTED COMPONENT. ENGINE FAILURE OR DAMAGE LIMITED TO AN ENGINE IF ONLY ONE ENGINE FAILS OR IS DAMAGED, BENT FAIRINGS OR COWLING, DENTED SKIN, SMALL PUNCTURE HOLES IN THE SKIN OR FABRIC, GROUND DAMAGE TO ROTOR OR PROPELLER BLADES, AND DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR, WHEELS, TIRES, FLAPS, ENGINE ACCESSORIES, BRAKES, OR WINGTIPS ARE NOT CONSIDERED ??SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.? (SEE 49 CFR §830.2)