# Accident 20110227006539A: Cessna Aircraft Co LC42-550FG, Llano, TX, February 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2011, 03:50 local time
- Place: Llano, TX
- Airport: Llano Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7836° N, 98.6619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7836&lon=-98.6619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1018Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1018Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna LC42-550FG (registry code 2073321, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-lc42-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO LC42-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,404 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110227006539A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD LANDING BECAUSE THE GUST OF WIND PICKED UP. AIRCRAFT HIT NOSE GEAR FIRST, CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## 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 CEN11LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA210), Feb 27, 2011: Cessna LC42-550FG (N1018Q), Llano, TX, 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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