# Accident 20090911016719A: Cessna 182K, Lake Havasu, CA, September 11, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2009, 12:23 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3922° N, 114.2753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3922&lon=-114.2753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2819R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2819R-2017-06-07) (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: 1,005 total, 152 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA445) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090911016719A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON FINAL APPROACH TO HAVASU PALMS CAUGHT DOWN DRAFT LANDING HARD, BOUNCED TWICE, AND FLIPPED OVER.  MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT AND NO INJURIES TO 2 PASSENGERS.

## 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 WPR09LA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA445), Sep 11, 2009: Cessna 182K (N2819R), Chemehuevi Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare while landing with a tailwind, resulting in 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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