NTSB ERA21LA113 — 2021-01-23 · Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Current FAA registration · N42714

Make / Model: CESSNA 182L
Year of manufacture: 1968 · 53 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19680628
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A51838

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N42714 Cessna 182 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a subsequent hard landing and a runway excursion.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that after a local flight, during the second landing, the airplane began to porpoise after the first touchdown. When the airplane touched down for a third time, the impact was hard, and the nose wheel separated from its strut. The airplane subsequently departed the runway and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, and wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Landing flare-Incorrect use/operation
— Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_ERA21LA113.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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