# Accident 20211009017499A: Cessna 182, Fruitland Park, FL, October 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2021, 17:59 local time
- Place: Fruitland Park, FL
- Airport: Flying Palomino
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8500° N, 81.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8500&lon=-81.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5797B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5797B-2023-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 213 total, 96 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211009017499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRFIELD WITH A GRASS SURFACE.  PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  ON THE SIXTH LANDING, THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE NOSE STRUT DUG INTO THE GRASSY SURFACE AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.  THE PILOT SAID HE LANDED HARD, BUT HAD LANDED HARDER IN THE PAST WITH NO DAMAGE.  THE PILOT SAID HE HAD OWNED THE AIRPLANE FOR TWO YEARS.  HE IS NOT AWARE OF ANY HISTORY OF THE AIRCRAFT REGARDING MAINTENANCE PRACTICES OR HOW IT WAS FLOWN.

## 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 ERA22LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA013), Oct 9, 2021: Cessna 182 (N5797B), Fruitland Park, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to establish a proper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N5797B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880823035119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823035119A), Aug 23, 1988: Cessna 182 (N5797B), Bamberg, SC, Substantial damage. Engine failed. Nosed over landing in a melon patch. Camshaft and crankshaft gear had failed. 89 hours since tbo.

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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