# Accident 20150403004339A: Cessna 182R, Ft. Meyers, FL, April 3, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2015, 11:57 local time
- Place: Ft. Meyers, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5853° N, 81.8578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5853&lon=-81.8578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9490X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9490X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 602 total, 256 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150403004339A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING AIRCRAFT BOUNCE SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING A FLAT TIRE AS REPORTED BY 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 GAA15CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA041), Apr 3, 2015: Cessna 182R (N9490X), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate during 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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