# Accident 20010805024719A: Cessna 182L, Porter, TX, August 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2001, 19:00 local time
- Place: Porter, TX
- Airport: Williams Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0994° N, 95.2904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0994&lon=-95.2904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42892, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42892-2009-03-18) (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 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 293 total, 89 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010805024719A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 5, 2001, AT 1900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182L, N42892, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING AT THE WILLIAMS AIRPORT, PORTER, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY PARTNERS C-WEST INC., OF HUMBLE, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LAKEWAY AIRPARK, AUSTIN, TEXAS, AT 1730, AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE WILLIAMS AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 17, HE "FLARED [THE] AIRCRAFT AT TOO LOW ALTITUDE." THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE MAIN GEAR, "BOUNCED," AND THEN LANDED ON THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE ENGINE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED AND ONE ENGINE MOUNT WAS DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WIND WAS FROM 270 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. (.4) ON AUGUST 5, 2001, AT 1900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182L, N42892, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING AT THE WILLIAMS AIRPORT,                                          PORTER, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY PARTNERS C-WEST INC., OF HUMBLE, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LAKEWAY AIRPARK, AUSTIN, TEXAS, AT 1730, AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE WILLIAMS AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 17, HE "FLARED [THE] AIRCRAFT AT TOO LOW ALTITUDE." THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, "BOUNCED," AND THEN LANDED ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE ENGINE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED AND ONE ENGINE MOUNT WAS DAMAGED. (-23) ON 08-05-01 AT 1900 PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS LANDING HE FLARED TOO LOW HIT HARD ON NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR, BOUNCED. IT WAS THE PILOTS OPINION THAT A GUST OF WIND RAISED RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF FIRE WALL AND SKIN. FIRE WALL AND SKIN WAS BUCKLED.

## 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 FTW01LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA201), Aug 6, 2001: Cessna 182L (N42892), Porter, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N42892 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080406831419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080406831419A), Apr 6, 2008: Cessna 182L (N42892), Porter, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 1620 local time a Cessna 182L, N42892 s/n 18259238, with pilot as sole occupant landed in dry VFR conditions at Williams Airport (9X1)…

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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