# Accident 20110424007009A: Cessna 182A, Hillsville, VA, April 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2011, 13:50 local time
- Place: Hillsville, VA
- Airport: Twin County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7661° N, 80.8236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7661&lon=-80.8236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4920D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4920D-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 366 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110424007009A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES STATED THAT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 19 THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED ITS RIGHT WING 60 DEGREES FOLLOWED BY A LEFT WING DROP OF 50 TO 60 DEGREES AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE PITCHED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE GROUND LEFT WING DOWN.

## 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 ERA11CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA267), Apr 24, 2011: Cessna 182A (N4920D), Galax, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind while on approach for 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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