# Accident 19961215045879A: Cessna 182M, Vancouver, WA, December 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Pearson Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7206° N, 122.7402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7206&lon=-122.7402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42694, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42694) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,046 total, 57 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961215045879A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. WENT AROUND. LANDED. FOUND BUCKLED FIRE WALL AND OTHER 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 SEA97LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA054), Dec 15, 1996: Cessna 182M (N42694), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's touchdown with an excessive rate of descent. Factors included gusty crossiwnds.

## Other reports on N42694 (2)

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

- [Accident 19961221042449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961221042449A), Dec 21, 1996: Cessna 182L (N42694), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Aircraft made hard landing.
- [Accident 19761104034309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761104034309A), Nov 4, 1976: Cessna 182L (N42694), Jackson, CA, Substantial damage. Acft lndd long and collided w 20FT bank.

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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