# Incident 19790203005029I: Cessna 182K, Salida, CO, February 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Salida, CO
- Airport: Alexander
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5301° N, 105.9984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salida, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5301&lon=-105.9984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2523Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2523Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203005029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HARD LANDING DAMAGED NOSE GEAR AND PROP.

## Other reports on N2523Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730509011809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730509011809A), May 9, 1973: Cessna 182K (N2523Q), Pueblo, CO, Substantial damage. Porpoised.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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