Cessna 182S accident near Eastport, Michigan, August 15, 2004
On August 15, 2004 at about 1:00 pm local time, a Cessna 182S, registered N537CR, was substantially damaged in an accident near Eastport, Michigan (Torchport airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot misjudging the landing flare resulting in the hard landing and his unsuccessful remedial action following the bounced landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 15, 2004 · about 1:00 pm local time
- Place
- Eastport, Michigan · Torchport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182S · all 182Ss on the register
- Registration
- N537CR · no longer on the register · serial 18280942
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane was damaged during landing. The pilot stated that the airplane bounced during landing and struck a small depression in the turf runway when it came back down. The nose landing gear was separated from the airplane. The airplane came to rest on the engine cowling.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,075 hours in all; 580 in this make and model; 35 in the last 90 days; 27 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: March 1, 2003
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 564 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 1, 2004; 73 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ONZ Grosse Isle MI at 11:00 am
- Destination: 59M Eastport MI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 3,300 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 15,000 ft
- Temperature: 59°F (15°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.31 inHg
- Observation at 12:53 pm from KTVC, 21 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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