# Accident 20180708009359A: Cessna 182Q, San Luis Obispo, CA, July 8, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2018, 11:30 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2372° N, 120.6425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2372&lon=-120.6425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N411BP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N411BP) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA396) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180708009359A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PORPOISED UPON LANDING AND EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. FLAT TIRE AND OTHER DAMAGE VISIBLE ON THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA18CA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA396), Jul 8, 2018: Cessna 182 (N411BP), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, 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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