# Accident 20090531047499A: Cessna 182P, Destin, FL, May 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2009, 12:30 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Fort Walton Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4000° N, 86.4714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4000&lon=-86.4714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1481S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1481S) (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 182P
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 209 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090531047499A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON A SITE VISIT ON JUNE 17, 2009, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED AT A LOCAL FBO TO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL, NOSE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. IN THE PILOTS WRITTEN STATEMENT; ON MAY 31, 2009 HE AND THREE PASSENGERS DEPARTED FROM WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS (KAWM) DIRECT TO DESTIN, FLORIDA (KDTS). ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14, AIRSPEED 75 KNOTS AND FLAPS AT TWO NOTCHES HE PULLED ENGINE POWER JUST BEFORE CROSSING THE THRESHOLD AND WAS STARTING TO ROTATE AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND BOUNCED FOUR TIMES. HE KEPT THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND PRIOR TO STOPPING HE STEERED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GRASS BETWEEN THE ACTIVE AND TAXIWAY.

## 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 ERA09CA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA363), May 31, 2009: Cessna 182P (N1481S), Destin, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N1481S (1)

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

- [Incident 20181208023839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181208023839I), Dec 8, 2018: Cessna 182P (N1481S), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. On December 8, 2018, at approximately 1130 hours (MST), N1481S, a Cessna 182P, sustained minor damage while exiting runway 10 due to loss of brakes. Weather at…

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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