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FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Norfolk, VA · August 16, 2020

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Date
August 16, 2020 · 12:00 local
Place
Norfolk, VA
Airport
Norfolk International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21488
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,124 total36 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days
N21488Registered now · Cessna 182PS/N 18261664 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 182PEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Sometime between August 9, 2020 thru August 16, 2020, the aircraft sustained firewall and fueslage damage due to a hard landing.

9-14 August ? Aircraft conducted business operations in las vegas, NV

14-16 August ? Airplane flew from las vegas, NV to savannah, ga with 4 stops.

17 August ? Damage to aircraft was noted on pre-flight inspection at savanna, GA.

17 August ? Airplane received oil change from A&P mechanic in savannah, GA. Mechanic conducted cursory inspection of damage and did not think that damage was serious enough to warrant grounding.

17 August ? Aircraft flew from savannah, ga to Norfolk, VA for business operations.

17 August ? Aircraft damage was noticed by mechanic and operations ceased due to extent of damage.

As the FAA filed it

SOMETIME BETWEEN AUGUST 9, 2020 THRU AUGUST 16, 2020, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FIREWALL AND FUESLAGE DAMAGE DUE TO A HARD LANDING.

9-14 AUGUST ? AIRCRAFT CONDUCTED BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN LAS VEGAS, NV

14-16 AUGUST ? AIRPLANE FLEW FROM LAS VEGAS, NV TO SAVANNAH, GA WITH 4 STOPS.

17 AUGUST ? DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED ON PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION AT SAVANNA, GA.

17 AUGUST ? AIRPLANE RECEIVED OIL CHANGE FROM A&P MECHANIC IN SAVANNAH, GA. MECHANIC CONDUCTED CURSORY INSPECTION OF DAMAGE AND DID NOT THINK THAT DAMAGE WAS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO WARRANT GROUNDING.

17 AUGUST ? AIRCRAFT FLEW FROM SAVANNAH, GA TO NORFOLK, VA FOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS.

17 AUGUST ? AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS NOTICED BY MECHANIC AND OPERATIONS CEASED DUE TO EXTENT OF DAMAGE.