# Accident 19931202050229A: Cessna 182Q, Grand Canyon, AZ, December 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1993, 11:00 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0296° N, 112.0209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0296&lon=-112.0209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94596, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94596) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931202050229A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED ON LANDING. NOSE WHEEL IMPACTED HARD ON RUNWAY. FLEW TO BASE FOUND DAMAGED NOSE STRUT AND BENT FIREWALL.

## 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 LAX94LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA067), Dec 2, 1993: Cessna 182Q (N94596), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's use of an excessive approach airspeed and an improper bounced landing recovery technique.

## Other reports on N94596 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910616040919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616040919A), Jun 16, 1991: Cessna 182Q (N94596), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. Slow in short final on short field demo. Cautioned by examiner. Shoved nose down impacting nose first.
- [Incident 19840325021859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840325021859I), Mar 25, 1984: Cessna 182Q (N94596), Ort O'Conner, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear sank into sand during landing rollout on a beach at matagorda island.

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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