# Accident 20090731014899A: Cessna 182K, Conway, AR, July 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2009, 16:30 local time
- Place: Conway, AR
- Airport: Arkavalley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1775° N, 92.3350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1775&lon=-92.3350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521SP-2012-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 320 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA482) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090731014899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 31, 2009, AT 1630 CDT, A CESSNA 182K, N521SP REGISTERD TO DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS STATE POLICE, LANDED HARD AT ARKAVALLEY AIRPARK, GREENBRIER, ARKANSAS, WHILE ON A PUBLIC USE FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, ON JULY 31, 2009.

## 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 CEN09CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA482), Aug 1, 2009: Cessna 182K (N521SP), Conway, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a 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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