# Accident 20030517010569A: Cessna 182R, Boulder, CO, May 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0197° N, 105.2500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0197&lon=-105.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9849H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9849H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 851 total, 22 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03TA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03TA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030517010569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RWY 08. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED FROM AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET AND LANDED HARD. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND LANDED HARD AGAIN.

## 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 DEN03TA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03TA082), May 17, 2003: Cessna 182R (N9849H), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing flare/touchdown which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's improper flair.

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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