# Accident 20150603021179A: Cessna 182Q, Palm Springs, CA, June 3, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8289° N, 116.5069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8289&lon=-116.5069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759ZK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759ZK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150603021179A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING AT PSP WITH A 30 DEGREE LEFT CROSSWIND OF 14 GUSTING TO 28 KNOTS THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO DAMAGE THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER AND FIREWALL. AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO BE TAXIED CLEAR OF RUNWAY TO PARKING AREA. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE SOLE PILOT ABOARD.

## 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 GAA15CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA106), Jun 3, 2015: Cessna 182Q (N759ZK), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage to the firewall.

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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