# Accident 20151128021139A: Cessna 182G, Salisbury, NC, November 28, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Airport: Rowan County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6458° N, 80.5203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6458&lon=-80.5203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2000R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2000R-2018-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 406 total, 11 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151128021139A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/28/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 EST, CESSNA CE-182-G, N2000R, REGISTERED TO JETL AVIATION LLC, WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 AT THE ROWAN COUNTY (RUQ) AIRPORT, SALISBURY NORTH CAROLINA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED; VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED; WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 250 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FORWARD FIREWALL. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.

## 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 GAA16CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA081), Nov 28, 2015: Cessna 182 (N2000R), Salisbury, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing flare, causing the airplane to balloon and land hard.

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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