Cessna 182Q N4757N
7 August 2023 · Aurora, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 August 2023 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N4757N, operated by Twin Falls Fliers Inc, was involved in an accident near Aurora, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aurora, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Aurora State Airport (UAO)
- Coordinates
- 45.2471, -122.7700
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q
- Registration
- N4757N
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Twin Falls Fliers Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Burns → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR23LA360
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during landing, the airplane bounced, and he initiated a go-around. He subsequently landed the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 6,261 records for this type
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