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FAA incident report · Cessna 182A · Waterville, ME · July 5, 2025

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Date
July 5, 2025 · 13:12 local
Place
Waterville, ME
Airport
Waterville Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4942D
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N4942DRegistered now · Cessna 182AS/N 51042 · Built 1958Airframe modelCessna 182AEngine 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.

After conducting a number of skydiving platform flights, the pilot landed on runway 05 at kwvl with a crosswind from the left. The pilot was in the habit of only ever using the wing down crosswind landing technique. The pilot landed hard on the into-wind wheel, and the tire suffered a blow-out and immediately deflated. There was no dmage to the aircraft and there were no injuries. The tire was reinflated without any difficulties.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER CONDUCTING A NUMBER OF SKYDIVING PLATFORM FLIGHTS, THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 05 AT KWVL WITH A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS IN THE HABIT OF ONLY EVER USING THE WING DOWN CROSSWIND LANDING TECHNIQUE. THE PILOT LANDED HARD ON THE INTO-WIND WHEEL, AND THE TIRE SUFFERED A BLOW-OUT AND IMMEDIATELY DEFLATED. THERE WAS NO DMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE TIRE WAS REINFLATED WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTIES.