# Accident 19790910026899A: Cessna 182, Loveland, CO, September 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Loveland, CO
- Airport: Ft. Collins-Lovel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3978° N, 105.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loveland, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3978&lon=-105.0750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92286, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 72 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE84) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790910026899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN LEVEL & HARD ON RUNWAY,BENDING NOSE GEAR FORWARD. FACTOR: IMPROPER LEVEL OFF AND RECOVERY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN79FTE84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE84), Sep 10, 1979: Cessna 182 (N92286), Loveland, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N92286 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730807023939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730807023939A), Aug 7, 1973: Cessna 182N (N92286), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Plt made hi fast apch long t/d rolled into grass overrun. Drg taxi aftr l turn to hangar hit ditch.

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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