# Accident 20040815021559A: Cessna 182S, Eastport, MI, August 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2004, 09:00 local time
- Place: Eastport, MI
- Airport: Torchport Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0806° N, 85.3402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0806&lon=-85.3402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N537CR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N537CR-2005-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,075 total, 584 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040815021559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 AT THE TORCHPORT AIRPARK IN EASTPORT, MI. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR DUE TO ROLLING TERRAIN ON RUNWAY. WHEN AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR WAS TORN LOOSE FROM THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, LOWER COWLING, FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. RUNWAY 27 HAS ROLLING TERRAIN IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE. THE AIRPORT MANAGER HAS ISSUED A PERMANENT NOTAM CAUTIONING PILOTS AS TO THE UNEVEN TERRAIN LOCATED TO THE WEST OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD ON RUNWAY 27. WHILE THE ROLLING TERRAIN ON RUNWAY 27 IS NOT BELIEVED TO HAVE CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT, IT DOES PRESENT A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT TO A PILOT, IF ENCOUNTERED AT HIGH RATES OF GROUND SPEED AND THE FAILURE TO APPLY PROPER CORRECTIVE LANDING TECHNIQUES.

## 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 CHI04LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA232), Aug 15, 2004: Cessna 182S (N537CR), Eastport, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudging the landing flare resulting in the hard landing and his unsuccessful remedial action following the bounced 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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