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FAA incident report · Cessna 182Q · New Orleans, LA · June 19, 2022

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Date
June 19, 2022 · 14:41 local
Place
New Orleans, LA
Airport
Lakefront
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N759MU
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,702 total442 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N759MURegistered now · Cessna 182QS/N 18266110Airframe modelCessna 182QEngine 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 19, 2022 at approximately 1400HRS CDT, the pilot of privacy data omitteddeparted a private grass strip 13 miles sse of kmcb. On roll take off roll out, the pilot heard a loud bang but was able to get airborne with no issues. The pilot circled over the grass strip to check for any anomalies. The pilot's privacy data omitted, who was monitoring the pilots departure, was able to confirm the nose landing gear had been severed from the aircraft by the tow bar which was unintentionally left attached to the aircraft. The pilot determined that the flight characteristics of the aircraft were normal but trying to land on the grass strip would have been risky. The pilot elected to continue to his destination, New Orleans Lakefront Airport(knew) due to the longer, hard surfaced runway and availability of emergency services. The pilot contacted New Orleans approach services and declared an emergency and received clearance to a direct approach to knew. After the pilot contacted the tower at knew, the pilot was able to land and skidded about 50 feet to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 19, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400HRS CDT, THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^DEPARTED A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP 13 MILES SSE OF KMCB. ON ROLL TAKE OFF ROLL OUT, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG BUT WAS ABLE TO GET AIRBORNE WITH NO ISSUES. THE PILOT CIRCLED OVER THE GRASS STRIP TO CHECK FOR ANY ANOMALIES. THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO WAS MONITORING THE PILOTS DEPARTURE, WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY THE TOW BAR WHICH WAS UNINTENTIONALLY LEFT ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE NORMAL BUT TRYING TO LAND ON THE GRASS STRIP WOULD HAVE BEEN RISKY. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO HIS DESTINATION, NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT(KNEW) DUE TO THE LONGER, HARD SURFACED RUNWAY AND AVAILABILITY OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE PILOT CONTACTED NEW ORLEANS APPROACH SERVICES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO A DIRECT APPROACH TO KNEW. AFTER THE PILOT CONTACTED THE TOWER AT KNEW, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND AND SKIDDED ABOUT 50 FEET TO A STOP.