# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182P: 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 CEN26LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA183.md): Cessna 182P · Bennett, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 11, 2026 · N1355S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper flare during landing that resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA25LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA166.md): Cessna 182 · Sanford, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Apr 3, 2025 · N1910M · Substantial damage
  > On April 3, 2025, about 1222 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N1910M, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Sanford, Florida. The commercial pilot received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB ERA20CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA301.md): Cessna 182 · Savannah, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Aug 17, 2020 · N21488 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate flare, resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA485](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA485.md): Cessna 182 · Sparta, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 12, 2017 · N52450 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA142.md): Cessna 182P · Westminster, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 13, 2015 · N1248S · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.
- [NTSB ERA13CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA027.md): Cessna 182P · Maryville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 16, 2012 · N1264S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and his subsequent delayed decision to perform a go-around, which resulted in the airplane’s failure to clear obstacles.
- [NTSB CEN12LA635](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA635.md): Cessna 182P · Mecosta, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2012 · N58844 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB ERA12CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA004.md): Cessna 182P · Lincoln Park, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 2, 2011 · N1835M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare.
- [NTSB CEN11CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA127.md): Cessna 182P · Clifton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 21, 2010 · N9317G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR10CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA081.md): Cessna 182P · Payson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 11, 2009 · N11PG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB LAX08LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA140.md): Cessna 182P · Santa Maria, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 2008 · N4660K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's impairment from alcohol and his improper flare, which resulted in a bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the FAA's failure to obtain additional information about the pilot's alcohol use history to verify that he met the requirements…
- [NTSB MIA08CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA151.md): Cessna 182P · Salisbury, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 16, 2008 · N52415 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare during 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 ('2075816')
    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=2075816

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