# Accident 20010705032999A: Cessna 182K, Mattoon Charles, IL, July 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2001, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mattoon Charles, IL
- Airport: Coles County Memorial
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4702° N, 88.3595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4702&lon=-88.3595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2501Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2501Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010705032999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO MATTOON, IL (MTO) FROM ROCKFORD, IL (RFD). AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 LOCAL, THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 29, BUT FLARED HIGH AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT. THE DAMAGED STEMMING FROM THE HARD LANDING WAS NOT NOTICED BY THE PILOT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS GIVEN A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE NEXT DAYS FLYING ACTIVITIES. FAA INSPECTORS AT THE FIELD WERE ALERTED OF THE DAMAGE SHORTLY AFTER DISCOVERY OF SUCH. CLOSED. (.19) ON JULY 5, 2001, AT 1730 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182, N2501Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A BOUNCED LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 (6,501 FEET B Y 150 FEET , DRY CONCRETE) AT THE MATTOON-CHARLESTON COLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MATTOON, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.

## 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 CHI01LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA308), Jul 5, 2001: Cessna 182K (N2501Q), Mattoon, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot improperly flared the airplane which resulted in a hard landing.

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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