ATL89DEK01

1989-01-18 · COLUMBUS, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport CMH

Aircraft involved

N735VZ Cessna 182Q None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARED AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION.

Factual narrative

THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE LANDING, HE 'OVERFLARED' AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND. HE SAID HE THEN OVERCORRECTED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT LANDED HARD & BOUNCED ABOUT 2 TIMES. THE PLT TAXIED TO THE RAMP, THEN AFTER PARKING, DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE PROP & NOSE GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_ATL89DEK01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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