# Accident 20011215034339A: Cessna 182Q, Portmouth, VA, December 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2001, 13:30 local time
- Place: Portmouth, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7800° N, 76.4486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7800&lon=-76.4486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759JD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759JD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011215034339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE APPROACHED THE AIRPORT, THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE GUSTING TO 20 MPH. HE MADE A HARD LANDING THAT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND, AND LANDED AGAIN, AND AGAIN MADE ANOTHER HARD LANDING. HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE AND THOUGHT IT WAS MINOR. UPON INVESTIGATION BY AN FAA INSPECTOR, THE DAMAGE WAS CONSIDERED TO BE EXTENSIVE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC02LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA041), Dec 15, 2001: Cessna 182Q (N759JD), Norfolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recover from a bounced landing which resulted in a propeller strike and hard landing. A factor in this accident were the gusty wind conditions.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.