Accident to the Cessna - T182 registered OE-KHF on 12/06/2021 at Le Havre Octeville airport (Seine Maritime)

Cat. 3 investigation report: report concerning an occurrence with limited consequences, based on one or more statements not independently validated by the BEA.

This is a courtesy translation by the BEA of the Final Report on the Safety Investigation published in November 2021. As accurate as the translation may be, the original text in French is the work of reference.

Note: The following information is mainly based on the pilot's statement. This information has not been independently validated by the BEA.

1 - HISTORY OF THE FLIGHT

The pilot and a passenger took off from Reims Prunay aerodrome (Marne) for a flight under a VFR flight plan to Le Havre Octeville airport. The pilot made an approach for runway 22[1].
At touchdown, the indicated airspeed of the aircraft was 65 kt and the aircraft was configured for landing. The aircraft touched down hard on the runway. After vacating the runway and while taxiing to the parking area, the pilot heard noises coming from the nose wheel.
The nose wheel had broken and the firewall was damaged.

2 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The 30-year-old pilot held a private pilot license PPL(A), a single engine piston class rating (SEP) and an instrument rating (IR) valid on the day of the accident.
On the day of the accident, he had logged a total of 242 flight hours, including 31 hours on type. He had logged 10 flight hours on type in the last 30 days.
The pilot reported that his landing had been harder than usual.