# Accident 20181116017269A: Cessna 182D, Charlotte, NC, November 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2018, 15:30 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte/Douglas International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2144° N, 80.9472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2144&lon=-80.9472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8903X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8903X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 293 total, 200 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181116017269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATEMENT:

I LEFT AVL IN MY CESSNA 182, (8903X), AT AROUND 3:00 P.M. ON A VFR FLIGHT TO CLT. I RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO BRAVO AIRSPACE AROUND 40 MILES OUT OF CLT, THEN VECTORS TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36R. AT TOUCHDOWN, AROUND 3:40 P.M., I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT NOSE TIRE, AND PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROL TO TRY TO PREVENT A PROP STRIKE. AT THAT POINT, THE PLANE BEGAN TO FLY, AND CAME DOWN HARD A FEW SECONDS LATER. I TAXIED TO THE FBO, AND AFTER I EXITED THE PLANE, I SAW THAT I HAD A FLAT NOSE TIRE, AND A PROP STRIKE.

## 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 GAA19CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA064), Nov 16, 2018: Cessna 182 (N8903X), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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