# Accident 19960729046829A: Cessna 182B, Metaline Falls, WA, July 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Metaline Falls, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8896° N, 117.2092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8896&lon=-117.2092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2793G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2793G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960729046829A

## Narrative

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

(-16) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE SULLIVAN LAKE STATE PARK AIRSTRIP, PILOT BOUNCED THE LANDING AND BROKE THE NOSE GEAR OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY STRIKING THE PROP SEVERAL TIMES WHILE SLIDIDNG ON THE NOSE STRUT.

## 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 SEA96LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA174), Jul 29, 1996: Cessna 182B (N2793G), Metaline Falls, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. The inadvertent porpoise was a related factor.

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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