# Accident 20010812026399A: Cessna 182A, Detroit/Grosse, MI, August 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2001, 13:20 local time
- Place: Detroit/Grosse, MI
- Airport: Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1306° N, 83.1503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1306&lon=-83.1503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4080D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4080D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010812026399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING AT ONZ, AIRCRAFT N4080D IMPACTED THE RUNWAY HARD, RECOILING, THEN AGAIN IMPACTING THE RUNWAY IN A SOMEWHAT NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE PROPELLER AND THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, STRUCTURALLY DAMAGING THE AIRFRAME. (.19) ON AUGUST 12, 2001, AT 1320 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182A, N4080D, EXPERIENCED A HARD TOUCHDOWN WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 (4,425 FEET BY 75 FEET, CONCRETE) AT THE GROSSE ILE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GROSSE ILE, MICHIGAN. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, STUDENT PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WURTSMITH, MICHIGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 EDT.

## 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 CHI01LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA280), Aug 12, 2001: Cessna 182A (N4080D), Grosse Ile, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Both the CFI and the student pilot on board improperly flared the airplane and the CFI's failure to perform remedial action during the 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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