# NTSB Accident LAX96LA136
> **Cessna 182Q** · 1996-03-09 · AVALON, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA136
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05429
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-09
- **Location:** AVALON, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.380481, -118.450691
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182Q
- **Registration:** N7583S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.  Factors relating to the accident were: a visual illusion due to rising terrain at the approach end of the runway, and the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed during the approach to land.

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