# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182N: 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 CHI04CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA174.md): Cessna 182N · Lancaster, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 5, 2004 · N92422 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty winds and his improper flare. The wind gusts were a contributing factor.
- [NTSB CHI99LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA244.md): Cessna 182N · Green Bay, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1999 · N92215 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB NYC97LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA113.md): Cessna 182N · Frederick, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1997 · N8970G · Substantial damage
  > The private pilot's improper flare, and the certificated flight instructor's delayed decision to add power, which resulted in the subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB FTW94LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA314.md): Cessna 182N · Cortez, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1994 · N9ZG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB ATL90LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA164.md): Cessna 182N · Knightdale, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1990 · N9136G · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to execute timely go around procedures. The pilot's lack of experience in this make and model of airplane were factors in the accident.
- [NTSB NYC89LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA200.md): Cessna 182F · Albany, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1989 · N92323 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare during landing.
- [NTSB MIA88LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA275.md): Cessna 182N · Belleview, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1988 · N9051G · Substantial damage
  > After clearing transmission wires at the apch end of the rwy, the plt stated the acft was low & slow. Prior to touchdown she stated the acft stalled, then landed hard. The nose wheel collapsed during the touchdown.
- [NTSB FTW86LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA003.md): Cessna 182N · Odessa, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1985 · N92755 · Substantial damage
  > During touch-&-go landing practice on her second solo training flight, the student plt made a hard landing. The nose gear strut was driven upward through the firewall and the prop was damaged. The acft bounced/porpoised three times & came to rest off the left…
- [NTSB CHI84FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA319.md): Cessna 182N · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1984 · N9101G · Substantial damage
  > The plt was on a flt to an eaa meet at Oshkosh, WI. During arrival, there were numerous acft in the traffic pattern for landing. While the acft was on final approach, just before landing, the tower controller instruncted the plt to 'land long.' The plt stated…
- [NTSB MIA84LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA132.md): Cessna 182 · Ormond Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1984 · N92147 · Substantial damage
  > During a hard landing, the prop, nose gear, eng mounts & firewall were damaged. The winds were gusting to 21 KTS.

## 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 ('2072730')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 200))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072730&occurrence=200

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