# Accident 20210327004889A: Cessna 182Q, Flemingsburg, KY, March 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2021, 12:30 local time
- Place: Flemingsburg, KY
- Airport: Fleming Mason
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5419° N, 83.7432° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5419&lon=-83.7432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N735LC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470-U13B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 11 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210327004889A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PORPOISE ON LANDING CAUSING TWO PROPELLER STRIKES, FIREWALL WRINKLING, FORWARD FUSELAGE WRINKLING, BUCKLING OF THE COCKPIT FLOOR AFT OF THE RUDDER PEDALS, A FLAT NOSE TIRE AND NOSE WHEEL DAMAGE WHICH OCCURRED ON THE HARD RUNWAY SURFACE. PILOT WENT AROUND AND RETURNED TO THE SAME AIRPORT AND ACCOMPLISHED A SOFT FILED LANDING PROCEDURE DUE TO THE POSSIBLE DAMAGE. PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PARKING AREA AND NOTED NOSE COMING FROM THE NOSE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE PARKED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTIFIED THE AIRPORT MANAGER. THE FAA OR NTSB WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT. FAA FOUND OUT DUE A MECHANIC REQUESTING A FERRY PERMIT WHICH WAS DENIED DUE TO DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA21LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA185), Mar 27, 2021: Cessna 182Q (N735LC), Flemingsburg, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a subsequent 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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