NTSB investigations: Cessna 182A

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 182A, where the first occurrence was “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

19872026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 182A per year, 1987–2026: 7 cases
19871
19901
19982
20011
20021
20041

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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 ('2072704')
      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"

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NTSB LAX04LA283Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Petaluma, CAthe pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a collapse of the nose landing gear.Jul 11, 2004 · N4094D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI02CA214Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182A · Laretto, MNThe pilot's improper flare.Jul 21, 2002 · N6321B · Substantial damageNTSB CHI01LA280Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Grosse Ile, MIBoth the CFI and the student pilot on board improperly flared the airplane and the CFI's failure to perform remedial action during the landing.Aug 12, 2001 · N4080D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI98LA261Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Springbrook, WIThe pilot's improper attitude and excessive sink rate during landing. The terrain condition was a contributing factor in the accident.Jul 17, 1998 · N2139G · Substantial damageNTSB ANC98LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Palmer, AKThe pilot's failure to abort the landing. A factor associated with the accident is the presence of a variable wind condition.May 17, 1998 · N4827D · Substantial damageNTSB ATL90LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Griffin, GAImproper flare by the pilot.Apr 24, 1990 · N3773D · Substantial damageNTSB SEA87LA153Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Sunnyside, WAThe plt rprtd that when he was lndg on rwy 25, the sun was just above the horizon & shining directly down the rwy. He said he misjudged the distance to the ground & lndd hard on the nose gear. Subsequently, the nose gear collapsed, the acft veered off the…Jul 31, 1987 · N6133B · Substantial damage