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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182R · Kernville, CA · August 28, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 28, 1986, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC)
Place
Kernville, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9745HCessna 182R
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Dawn
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860828082299A
Case key
25241

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Proper descent rate - not attainedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The plt stated he made a hard landing and the acft bounced. After taxiing the acft to parking it was discovered that substantial damage was sustained. The plt also indicated that the winds at the time were calm.

Aircraft

Registration
N9745H
Reported as
Cessna 182R
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18267991
Airframe hours
1,123
Engine
Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
A.F.I. Fullerton
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · August 21, 1986 · 10 hours before
Departed
FUL · Fullerton, CA
Destination
LO5 · Kernville, CA
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
L05 · Kern Valley, runway 35, 3,500 × 50 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
31
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
62 total · 20 as pilot in command

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Dawn
Lowest ceiling
None

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.