# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182M: Hard landing

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC25LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA115.md): Cessna 182M · Kanab, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 30, 2025 · N71331 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN25LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA195.md): Cessna 182 · Charlevoix, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 2, 2025 · N71149 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control during the takeoff that resulted in multiple bounces and substantial damage to the fuselage.
- [NTSB GAA20CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA071.md): Cessna 182 · San Luis, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 12, 2019 · N91846 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper pitch attitude during landing on rising terrain in flat light conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR19LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA174.md): Cessna 182M · Upland, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 15, 2019 · N777RK · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to detonation within the No. 2 cylinder as a result of a lean fuel flow setting.
- [NTSB CEN10LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA383.md): Cessna 182M · Alamagordo, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 2010 · N71784 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control during landing, which resulted in a hard/bounced landing.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072728')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '092' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence?model=2072728

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