# Accident 19801216082569A: Cessna 182K, Waco, TX, December 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1980, 10:56 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Airport: James Connally
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2437Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2437Q-2012-10-23) (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: 47 total, 12 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801216082569A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON HARD LANDING. IMPACT AFFECTED ELEVATOR CONTROLS, RESULTING IN PORPOISING AND AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW81DPA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPA03), Dec 16, 1980: Cessna 182 (N2437Q), Waco, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2437Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19830413012919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830413012919A), Apr 13, 1983: Cessna 182K (N2437Q), Van Alstyne, TX, Substantial damage. Severe downdraft on final for a farm field. Unable to correct. Struck ground nose down short of landing area.
- [Incident 19780701041949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780701041949I), Jul 1, 1978: Cessna 182K (N2437Q), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. Brakes would not stop plane on rollout. Master brake cylinders leaking,lining worn, needed replacement.

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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