NTSB CHI01LA308 — 2001-07-05 · Mattoon, Illinois, United States

Current FAA registration · N2501Q

Make / Model: CESSNA 182K
Year of manufacture: 1966 · 35 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A25A08

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2501Q Cessna 182K None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot improperly flared the airplane which resulted in a hard landing.

Factual narrative

On July 5, 2001, at 1730 central daylight time, a Cessna 182K, N2501Q, operated by a commercial pilot, bounced while landing on runway 29 (6,501 feet by 150 feet, dry concrete) at the Mattoon-Coles County Airport, Mattoon, Illinois. The pilot was not injured. The airplane received substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was being operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from Rockford, Illinois, exact time unknown. The pilot reported he flared too high during the landing and the airplane bounced on the runway. The pilot noticed that the airplane's firewall was damaged while preflighting the airplane the following day. The pilot reported he flared the airplane too high during a landing and the airplane bounced on the runway. Firewall damage was noticed the following day when the pilot performed an aircraft preflight. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2001_CHI01LA308.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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