# Accident 19890311003619A: Cessna TR182, Sandwich, IL, March 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1989, 11:15 local time
- Place: Sandwich, IL
- Airport: Woodlake Landing Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6396° N, 88.6198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6396&lon=-88.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2096S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2096S-1990-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 511 total, 23 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311003619A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH FOR LANDING, SLIPPED TO LOSE ALTITUDE. HIT NOSE WHEEL FIRST, BOUNCED TWICE AND SNAPPED OFF NOSE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI89LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA056), Mar 11, 1989: Cessna TR182 II (N2096S), Sandwich, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR HANDLING OF THE AIRCRAFT, IMPROPER FLARE AND INADEQUATE RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

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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