# NTSB SEA81DYK14: Cessna 182, N1951X, Bend, OR, July 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1981
- Place: Bend, OR · BEND, OR
- Location: 44.0582° N, 121.3153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0582&lon=-121.3153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYK14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYK14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1463  81/7/24    BEND,OR             CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N1951X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOOD RIVER,OR               BEND,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT BALLOONED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1951X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1951X), registered now, S/N 18256051, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bend

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810724044199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810724044199A), Jul 24, 1981: Cessna 182H, Bend, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing. Bounced, causing nose wheel to collapse and cause substantial damage.

## Other investigations on N1951X (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN70FXT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FXT01), Jan 8, 1970: Cessna 182 (N1951X), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA65F0072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65F0072), Jun 7, 1965: Cessna 182 (N1951X), Boise, ID, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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