# Accident 20210531007229A: Cessna 182P, Carlsbad, CA, May 31, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2021, 08:31 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1283° N, 117.2801° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1283&lon=-117.2801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47UP-2023-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 7 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210531007229A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 31, 2021 UPON LANDING AT KCRQ, N47UP TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED ONCE THEN SETTLED BACK DOWN ON THE RUNWAY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK SEVERAL TAXI LIGHTS AND TWO RUNWAY SIGNS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THERE WAS A SMALL ENGINE FIRE AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR21LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA217), May 31, 2021: Cessna 182 (N47UP), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent loss of directional 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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