NTSB investigations: Cessna 182P

12 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 182P, where the sequence of events included Hard landing. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20082026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 182P per year, 2008–2026: 12 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "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"

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NTSB CEN26LA183Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182P · Bennett, COThe pilot’s improper flare during landing that resulted in a hard landing.May 11, 2026 · N1355S · Substantial damageNTSB ERA25LA166Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCessna 182 · Sanford, FLOn 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…Apr 3, 2025 · N1910M · Substantial damageNTSB ERA20CA301Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Savannah, GAThe pilot's inadequate flare, resulting in a hard landing.Aug 17, 2020 · N21488 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA485Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Sparta, MIThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Aug 12, 2017 · N52450 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA15CA142Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Westminster, MDThe flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.Jun 13, 2015 · N1248S · Substantial damageNTSB ERA13CA027Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Maryville, TNThe 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.Oct 16, 2012 · N1264S · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12LA635Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Mecosta, MIThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of airplane control.Sep 15, 2012 · N58844 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA12CA004Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Lincoln Park, NJThe pilot's improper landing flare.Oct 2, 2011 · N1835M · Substantial damageNTSB CEN11CA127Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Clifton, TXThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Dec 21, 2010 · N9317G · Substantial damageNTSB WPR10CA081Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Payson, AZThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Dec 11, 2009 · N11PG · Substantial damageNTSB LAX08LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Santa Maria, CAThe 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…May 15, 2008 · N4660K · Substantial damageNTSB MIA08CA151Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Salisbury, NCThe student pilot's improper flare during landing.Apr 16, 2008 · N52415 · Substantial damage