# Accident 19960426008979A: Cessna R182, Las Vegas, NV, April 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1996, 16:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0809° N, 115.1409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0809&lon=-115.1409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2649C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 21 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960426008979A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED TWICE ON HARD LANDING. IMPACT BLEW LEFT MAIN TIRE. PLANE EXITED RUNWAY AND STRUCK AIRPORT SIGN.

## 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 LAX96LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA183), Apr 26, 1996: Cessna R182 (N2649C), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper bounced landing recovery. Contributing factors were the overload failure of a main landing gear tire which resulted in the pilot's loss of directional…

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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