# Accident 20230807019459A: Cessna 182Q, Aurora, OR, August 7, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Airport: Aurora State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2471° N, 122.7700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2471&lon=-122.7700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4757N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4757N) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,113 total, 137 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230807019459A

## Narrative

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

DURING A NORMAL LANDING PILOT STATED HE BOUNCED AND WENT AROUND. AFTER SECOND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, HE TAXIED TO PARKING AND NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. UPON FUTHER INSPECTION SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO FIREWALL AND FLOORBOARD WERE FOUND.

## 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 WPR23LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA360), Aug 7, 2023: Cessna 182Q (N4757N), Aurora, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced 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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