What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 26, 2024, at or around 11:00 MST, a Cessna 182Q, had a hard landing at Taos Regional Airport (skx), NM, while on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft had minor damage and the certificated flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The flight originated at los alamos, NM, on March 06, 2024, at about 10:00 MST.
The investigation determined the pilot landed hard on the nose landing gear. The pilot stated he did not see any damage, but he realized the rudder defalted hard right but otherwise functioned normally. He then flew the aircraft back to los alamos, NM. The investigation also determined the nose landing gear was damaged but this damage was not visible to the pilot. However,the nose steering cables were loose and laying against the rudder cables.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 26, 2024, AT OR AROUND 11:00 MST, A CESSNA 182Q, HAD A HARD LANDING AT TAOS REGIONAL AIRPORT (SKX), NM, WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LOS ALAMOS, NM, ON MARCH 06, 2024, AT ABOUT 10:00 MST.
THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE PILOT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE, BUT HE REALIZED THE RUDDER DEFALTED HARD RIGHT BUT OTHERWISE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. HE THEN FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO LOS ALAMOS, NM. THE INVESTIGATION ALSO DETERMINED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED BUT THIS DAMAGE WAS NOT VISIBLE TO THE PILOT. HOWEVER,THE NOSE STEERING CABLES WERE LOOSE AND LAYING AGAINST THE RUDDER CABLES.