# Accident 20020928028179A: Cessna 182G, Paradise, CA, September 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2002, 09:15 local time
- Place: Paradise, CA
- Airport: Paradise Skypark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7406° N, 121.6094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7406&lon=-121.6094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2443R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2443R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020928028179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 28093PDT, A CESSNA 182-G, N2443R, MADE A HARD LANDING AT Q88, CA. SKYDIVE AT PARADISE WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER CFR 14 PART 91. THE CMML PIC, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED; THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED Q88 ABOUT FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLT PLAN WAS FILED. NOTE: THIS ACCIDENT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED AS AN INCIDENT, WAS UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT AFTER EXAMINATION BY THE REPORTING ASI.

## 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 LAX02LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA301), Sep 28, 2002: Cessna 182G (N2443R), Paradise, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N2443R (2)

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

- [Incident 19860824049069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860824049069I), Aug 24, 1986: Cessna 182G (N2443R), Stevensville, MT, Minor damage. Jumper misjudged landing site and struck a parked aircraft.
- [Incident 19851013060439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851013060439I), Oct 13, 1985: Cessna 182G (N2443R), Stensville, MT. Chutist activated reserve parachute with insufficient altitude remaining for canopy deployment. Fatal injuries.

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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