Incident Overview
On 25 April 2017, a pilot conducted five traffic circuits in a Cessna T182T at EPRG airport as part of training. After landing at 08:35 LMT, while hangaring the aircraft, the pilot observed damage to the tips of two of the three propeller blades and a complete loss of air in the nose wheel tire. The tire deflation occurred approximately 10 minutes after the flight ended. The propeller blade damage consisted of abrasion and slight bending. During both the flight and ground operations, the pilot reported no abnormal phenomena or situations that could have potentially caused the damage.
Investigation Findings
Examination of the damage revealed that only two blades were affected, and the nature of the damage indicated a very brief contact between the rotating propeller circuit and a surface. The investigation suggested that the reduced tire pressure in the nose wheel could have contributed to this contact. The nose wheel tire was found to have no air pressure at the time of inspection.
Probable Cause
The most probable cause of the incident was damage to the nose wheel tire from an undetermined reason.