# Accident 20080416856969A: Cessna 182, Salisbury, NC, April 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2008, 12:30 local time
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Airport: Rowan County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6458° N, 80.5203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6458&lon=-80.5203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52415, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52415) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080416856969A

## Narrative

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

(-23)STUDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD BEEN GIVEN A PRE-SOLO PHASE CHECK AND WAS FOUND TO BE COMPETENT TO MAKE A SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT AT THE ROWAN COUNTY AIRPORT (RUQ) IN SALISBURY, NC.  AFTER 4 SUCCESSFUL LANDING WITH HER INSTRUCTOR AND AFTER ONE SUCCESSFUL LANDING BY HERSELF, ON THE SECOND SOLO LANDING, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED HARD AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL, NOSE WHEEL, ENGINE AND PROPELLER.

## 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 MIA08CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA151), Apr 16, 2008: Cessna 182P (N52415), Salisbury, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare during 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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