# Accident 19890331006549A: Cessna 182Q, Eureka, CA, March 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Eureka, CA
- Airport: Murray Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8006° N, 124.1497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8006&lon=-124.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96642, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96642) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890331006549A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND BALLOONED ON LANDING.KEPT OVER CONTROLLING WITH LATE INPUTS. WAS ABLE TO TAXI WITH PROP FIREWALL DAMAGE

## 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 LAX89LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA149), Mar 31, 1989: Cessna 182Q (N96642), Eureka, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE DURING THE LANDING.

## Other reports on N96642 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940924030529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940924030529A), Sep 24, 1994: Cessna 182Q (N96642), Las Vegas, NV, 1 fatal. Deplaned with engine idling. Walked into rotating prop. Passenger had been imbiding alcohol on flight. .017 g alcoh
- [Accident 19890929037449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890929037449A), Sep 29, 1989: Cessna 182Q (N96642), Eureka, CA, Substantial damage. Two instructors onboard for check out of new employee. Made hard short field practice landing. CFI failed to correct

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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