# Accident 20110704013879A: Cessna 182A, Vancouver, WA, July 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2011, 20:35 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Pearson Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6189° N, 122.6539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6189&lon=-122.6539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5175D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5175D-2013-06-18) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,578 total, 150 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110704013879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SUSPECTED BANNER WAS NOT HOOKED BY THE HOOK AND ASKED TOWER IF THEY COULD VERIFY  WHERE IT WAS HOOKED ON THE PLANE.  TOWER WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY.IN VIEWING OF PICTURES TOW ROPE APPEARS TO BE WRAPPED AROUND NOSE GEAR, MAIN RIGHT GEAR AND ELEVATOR.UPON LANDING IN GRASS AREA, AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. SUBSTANTIAL: RT WING, MAIN GEAR, NOSE GEAR, AND FIREWALL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.PILOT STATED HE FLEW WITH THE BANNER APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS 1720-2030.

## 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 WPR11CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA309), Jul 5, 2011: Cessna 182A (N5175D), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly engage the banner tow rope with the airplane's tail hook.

## Other reports on N5175D (2)

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

- [Incident 19790310019749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310019749I), Mar 10, 1979: Cessna 182A (N5175D), Louisburg, NC, Minor damage. Zd just before touchdown gusty crosswind drifted aircraft left. Pilot attempted go-around,drift continued into tree
- [Accident 19750921031079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750921031079A), Sep 21, 1975: Cessna 182A (N5175D), Midland, NC, Substantial damage. No fuel found in carb. Abt one and one half gal fuel drained fm each wing.

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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