# Accident 20141204022539A: Cessna R182, Vero Beach, FL, December 4, 2014 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 4, 2014, 12:18 local time - Place: Vero Beach, FL - Airport: Vero Beach Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4181° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4181&mi=10 - Aircraft: N756EB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756EB) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA R182 - Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 4,834 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA074) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141204022539A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. A PRIVATELY LEASED AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4, AT VRB. THE PILOT STATED A FLICKERING GEAR INDICATION. A WITNESS, FOR THE ACCIDENT EMPLOYED BY PARIS AIR, STATED IT APPEARED THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN FAST AND HARD CONSISTENT WITH THE DAMAGE OCCURRED. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID TO REST APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE LANDING CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY SUCH AS, A BROKEN NOSE GEAR FORK THAT SEVERED, BOTH WHEEL HALVES BROKE AND SHATTERED, BOTH THE NOSE STRUT AND NOSE GEAR STEERING LINKAGES WERE BROKEN, AND FINALLY THE UP-LOCK MICROSWITCH (SUPPORTING THE PILOTS STATEMENT) BECAME DETACHED AT INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AND THE NOSE TIRE, WHAT APPEARS TO BE EVIDENCE OF A SIDE LOAD CAUSING IT TO BLOW. DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH A HARD LANDING AND THE STRENGTH OF THE IMPACT. THE FIRE WALL AND LOWER FUSELAGE BELLY BEHIND THE NOSE GEAR SHOWED SIGNS OF WRINKLING. FURTHER INSPECTION IDENTIFIED SEVERAL LOWER FUSELAGE RIBS CRACKED AND OR BUCKLED. THE LOWER FIREWALL SUSTAINED SEVERE BUCKLING, THIS AGAIN EXAMINED AFTER ENGINE REMOVAL. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED TO SUPPORT THE INITIAL STATEMENT PROVIDED BY THE PILOT. ## 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 ERA15CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA074), Dec 4, 2014: Cessna R182 (N756EB), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, resulting in a hard landing. ## Other reports on N756EB (5) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20260830012019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260830012019A), Aug 30, 2026: Cessna R182 (N756EB), Clarksville, TN, Substantial damage. PIC states aircraft main landing gear collapsed upon landing. - [Incident 20210522013229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210522013229I), May 22, 2021: Cessna R182 (N756EB), Clarksville, TN, Minor damage. During landing on runway 17, nose landing gear collapsed upon contact with ground. The propeller and fuselage impacted the ground causing the aircraft to skid… - [Incident 20150529010429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150529010429I), May 29, 2015: Cessna R182 (N756EB), Sebastian, FL, Minor damage. The landing gear handle was placed in the up position during taxi and the nose wheel landing gear retracted. (During multiple touch and goes {jgm}) - [Incident 20131021019819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131021019819I), Oct 21, 2013: Cessna R182 (N756EB), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Inbound VFR to vrb, pilot could not get positive gear down indication. Manual extension procedures were attempted, and ATC informed the pilot that the gear… - [Incident 20020726020349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020726020349I), Jul 26, 2002: Cessna R182 (N756EB), Marana, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was taxiing to the run-up area for runway 12R when the student advised his instructor that he did not have any brakes. The instructor took the… 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. 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