# Incident 20180609007479I: Cessna 182P, Frenchlick, IN, June 9, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2018, 08:00 local time
- Place: Frenchlick, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5456° N, 86.6191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of French Lick, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5456&lon=-86.6191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N512KM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 33 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180609007479I

## Narrative

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

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)

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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