Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot and two passengers were on a cross-country flight. Upon arrival to the destination airport, the pilot entered the traffic pattern for landing. He reported that the downwind leg was too close to the runway, so he departed the pattern and re-entered for a more stable approach. During the landing he looked for birds and the displaced threshold; he flared the airplane too high, landed hard and bounced. The airplane landed hard a second time, before the pilot executed a go-around. The pilot then conducted a normal landing. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the firewall and damage to the propeller tips.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN14CA355 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 15, 2014
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Put In Bay, Ohio
- Nearest airport
- Put In Bay (3W2)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 182S
- N-number
- N2366G
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1998
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.