# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182Q: 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 ERA26LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA203.md): Cessna 182Q · Lutz, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 12, 2026 · N759AP · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR23LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA360.md): Cessna 182Q · Aurora, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 7, 2023 · N4757N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA23LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA299.md): Cessna 182 · Richmond, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 7, 2023 · N759HD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delay in performing a go-around after a likely encounter with low-level wind shear, resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s failure to recognize the severity of the actual and forecasted weather near the airport…
- [NTSB CEN22LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA175.md): Cessna 182Q · Hebbronville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 9, 2022 · N978C · Substantial damage
  > The pilots improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB WPR21LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA188.md): Cessna 182Q · San Bernardino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 8, 2021 · N54PW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and his subsequent inadequate pitch and airplane control during a go around which resulted in a nose landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB ERA21LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA185.md): Cessna 182Q · Flemingsburg, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 27, 2021 · N735LC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA20CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA075.md): Cessna 182 · Broomfield, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 6, 2019 · N97596 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent flight into icing conditions, which resulted in the accumulation of structural icing and an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB GAA19CA591](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA591.md): Cessna 182 · Elizabethtown, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 24, 2019 · N101SD · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and postaccident fire. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction during short final.
- [NTSB GAA18CA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA396.md): Cessna 182 · San Luis Obispo, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 8, 2018 · N411BP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA157.md): Cessna 182 · Rockford, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 12, 2018 · N96772 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s unnecessary action during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA529](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA529.md): Cessna 182 · Fairfield, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2017 · N735KQ · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to secure the right fuel cap during the preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and an off-airport hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN16LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA231.md): Cessna 182Q · Blaine, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 2016 · N377H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper airspeed during the landing approach, which resulted in an improper flare and hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA106.md): Cessna 182Q · Palm Springs, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 3, 2015 · N759ZK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage to the firewall.
- [NTSB ERA14CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA023.md): Cessna 182Q · Wauchula, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 27, 2013 · N725AS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN09CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA191.md): Cessna 182Q · Clinton, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 25, 2009 · N759YH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare, resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the gust of wind as reported by the pilot.

## 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 ('2072732')
    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=2072732

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