# Incident 20260326001799I: Cessna 182S, Hilton Head, SC, March 26, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2026, 13:39 local time
- Place: Hilton Head, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head Island Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2163° N, 80.7526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilton Head Island, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2163&lon=-80.7526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N797TM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N797TM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (registry code 41818, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 974 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260326001799I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AT APPROXIMATELY 16:15 Z. THE PILOT RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3 AT KHXD. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND HE WAS ON A VISUAL APPROACH.

TOUCHDOWN WAS ON THE MAINS WITHOUT INCIDENT.  HOWEVER, ONCE HE DECELERATED AND THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE GEAR CAUSED AN ABNORMAL SHIMMY. HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED BACK PRESSURE TO THE YOKE TO TAKE WEIGHT OFF THE NOSE.  HE HELD THIS AND CONTINUED TO DECELERATE UNTIL HE COULD NO LONGER KEEP LOAD OFF THE NOSE. HE HAD JUST PAST A3 AND WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO A5 BY THE TOWER SO HE SLOWLY TAXIED THE PLANE ABOUT ANOTHER 30 FEET WHEN HE THEN INFORMED THE TOWER THAT HE THOUGHT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS EITHER FLAT OR AT AN EXTREMELY LOW PRESSURE. REALIZING HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE A5 HE COMMUNICATED WITH THE TOWER ABOUT TAKING A PAVED PATHWAY TO THE RIGHT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY. THE TOWER INFORMED HIM TO CONTINUE TO A5. AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TRACK TO THE LEFT SO HE CAME TO A STOP AND INFORMED THE TOWER THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE AND WOULD REQUIRE TOWING ASSISTANCE. THE TOWER ADVISED HIM TO SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND WAIT FOR ASSISTANCE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BY SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT TO CAROLINA AEROTECH FOR A DAMAGE INSPECTION AND REPAIR. INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGED NOSE TIRE AND MINOR FAIRING CRACKS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS PREVIOUS DAMAGE. CAROLINA AEROTECH ACCOMPLISHED THE TIRE CHANGE AND SERVICED THE STRUT AT THE OWNER'S REQUEST. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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