# Accident 20111012023019A: Cessna 182L, Gainesville, FL, October 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2011, 11:55 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6900° N, 82.2719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6900&lon=-82.2719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42547, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42547-2012-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,543 total, 124 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111012023019A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 12, 2011, AIRCRAFT N42547, A CESSNA MODEL 182L, LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 29 OF THE GAINESVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STATED THAT WHEN FLYING OVER THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 29, AT ABOUT 30 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY SUNK RAPIDLY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL, PROP AND ENGINE FIREWALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 ERA12CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA046), Oct 12, 2011: Cessna 182L (N42547), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain a proper descent rate during the approach, which resulted in a hard 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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