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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182S · Minneapolis, MN · November 17, 2025

Date
November 17, 2025 · 15:33 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Crystal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N862PZ
Reported as
Cessna 182S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,014 total1,240 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot was coming in for landing. The pilot stated that during the roundout and flare, not enough back pressure was applied to keep the nose off the ground and experienced a rather hard landing. Post flight inspection revealed damage to the propeller and propeller hub assembly.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS COMING IN FOR LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE ROUNDOUT AND FLARE, NOT ENOUGH BACK PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO KEEP THE NOSE OFF THE GROUND AND EXPERIENCED A RATHER HARD LANDING. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND PROPELLER HUB ASSEMBLY.