# NTSB Accident LAX04CA200
> **Cessna 182K** · 2004-05-01 · Phoenix, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04CA200
- **Event ID:** 20040608X00754
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-05-01
- **Location:** Phoenix, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.688056, -112.082496
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182K
- **Registration:** N2493Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.  Also causal was the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise and collision with a sign.

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