# Accident 20200816012999A: Cessna 182P, Norfolk, VA, August 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2020, 12:00 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8956° N, 76.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORFOLK INTL (ORF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8956&lon=-76.1989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21488, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21488) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,124 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200816012999A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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