Cessna T182T accident near Oak Island, North Carolina, July 2, 2015
On July 2, 2015 at about 5:30 pm local time, a 2005 Cessna T182T, registered N2080Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Oak Island, North Carolina (Cape Fear Rgnl Jetport/Howie F airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's improper level off and flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and firewall damage.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made September 29, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 2, 2015 · about 5:30 pm local time
- Place
- Oak Island, North Carolina · Cape Fear Rgnl Jetport/Howie F · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T182T T, built 2005 · all T182Ts on the register
- Registration
- N2080Q · registry record · serial T18208450
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that he "let the nose fall through" in the landing flare and the airplane bounced once on the nose gear. During the second bounce, the propeller struck the runway, the nose gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot stated there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database and is rewritten in plain English only where the NTSB used codes; the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number GAA15CA170.