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FAA accident report · Cessna 182E · Joliet, IL · July 31, 2022

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Date
July 31, 2022 · 11:58 local
Place
Joliet, IL
Airport
Joliet Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3519Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA379
Reported as
Cessna 182E
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,968 total3,868 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N3519YRegistered now · Cessna 182ES/N 18254419 · Built 1962Airframe modelCessna 182EEngine 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 Sunday, July 31, 2022, privacy data omitted the pilot in command (PIC), ofprivacy data omitted a Cessna 182, operated a flight under visual flight rules (VFR) from wittman regional airport (kosh) to Joliet Regional Airport (kjot). Due to the wind direction, the PIC chose to land on runway 22. Runway 22 is a turf (grass) runway. When the PIC was attempting to land the aircraft at 11:58 am central time, the nose gear of the aircraft struck the ground first. The aircraft then bounced and the nose gear struck the ground. This occurred for a total of three times, with each bounce being progressively higher than the previous. The aircraft eventually landed on the turf runway.

The PIC did consider a go-around, but did not perform one.

The PIC taxied the aircraft to the ramp so that it may be fueled. The PIC provided instructions to fuel the aircraft to the lineman working at the time. The PIC attempted to open the left door to exit the aircraft. This door would not open. The PIC exited the aircraft from the door on the right side of the aircraft. After exiting the aircraft, the PIC performed an external inspection which revealed skin crumpling on the left side of the aircraft and the tips of the propeller bent backwards.

There were no injuries.

The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the forward bulkhead/firewall, and nose section stringers and formers.

During inspection of the aircraft, the elevator was shown have a significant amount of movement with the gust lock secured in the control column.

As the FAA filed it

ON SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2022, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), OF^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CESSNA 182, OPERATED A FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FROM WITTMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (KOSH) TO JOLIET REGIONAL AIRPORT (KJOT). DUE TO THE WIND DIRECTION, THE PIC CHOSE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22. RUNWAY 22 IS A TURF (GRASS) RUNWAY. WHEN THE PIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT 11:58 AM CENTRAL TIME, THE NOSE GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED AND THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE GROUND. THIS OCCURRED FOR A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES, WITH EACH BOUNCE BEING PROGRESSIVELY HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS. THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY LANDED ON THE TURF RUNWAY.

THE PIC DID CONSIDER A GO-AROUND, BUT DID NOT PERFORM ONE.

THE PIC TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP SO THAT IT MAY BE FUELED. THE PIC PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS TO FUEL THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LINEMAN WORKING AT THE TIME. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE LEFT DOOR TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. THIS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE PIC EXITED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PIC PERFORMED AN EXTERNAL INSPECTION WHICH REVEALED SKIN CRUMPLING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE TIPS OF THE PROPELLER BENT BACKWARDS.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD BULKHEAD/FIREWALL, AND NOSE SECTION STRINGERS AND FORMERS.

DURING INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE ELEVATOR WAS SHOWN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT WITH THE GUST LOCK SECURED IN THE CONTROL COLUMN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN22LA379Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportJoliet, ILThe pilot’s inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.Jul 31, 2022 · Substantial damage

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