# Accident 20171002019929A: Cessna 182D, San Juan, PR, October 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2017, 11:00 local time
- Place: San Juan, PR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4567° N, 66.0983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4567&lon=-66.0983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9021X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9021X-2019-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,057 total, 1,057 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171002019929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N9021X WAS INBOUND ON FINAL APPROACH ON RUNWAY 09 AT FERNANDO LUIS RIBAS DOMINICCI AIRPORT (SIG), AT ISLA GRANDE, PUERTO RICO, AND AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT FLIP UPSIDE DOWN CRASHING ON TO THE GRASSY AREA. TWO PILOTS ON BOARD WITH 1 FATAL AND THE OTHER WITH SEROUS INJURES.

## 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 ERA18LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA002), Oct 2, 2017: Cessna 182 (N9021X), San Juan, PR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate distance from helicopters during the approach for landing, resulting in an encounter with wake turbulence and subsequent loss of control.

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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