# Accident 20050125001639A: Cessna 182S, Punta Gorda, FL, January 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2005, 16:30 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9203° N, 81.9906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9203&lon=-81.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182CR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 953 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050125001639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 25, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 EST, A CESSNA 182S, N182CR, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY D^ SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN LANDING AT THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT IN PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA. THE 5.2 HOUR PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LAWRENCE COUNTY AIRPORT, CHESAPEAKE, OHIO EARLIER THE SAME DAY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 MIA05CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA054), Jan 25, 2005: Cessna 182S (N182CR), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing and subsequent damage to the firewall.

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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