NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC22LA044
Registry · N9209H
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 182R
Year of manufacture
1981 · 41 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19810529
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ACC1C5
Registrant of record
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE OWNER
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that while landing his tricycle-gear equipped airplane he flared too high and touched down harder than expected. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Pilot
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2022_ANC22LA044.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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