# Accident 19830413012919A: Cessna 182K, Van Alstyne, TX, April 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Van Alstyne, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4217° N, 96.5832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Alstyne, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4217&lon=-96.5832&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
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 456 total, 322 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830413012919A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL FOR A FARM FIELD. UNABLE TO CORRECT. STRUCK GROUND NOSE DOWN SHORT OF LANDING AREA.

## 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 FTW83LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA186), Apr 13, 1983: Cessna 182K (N2437Q), Weston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2437Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19801216082569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801216082569A), Dec 16, 1980: Cessna 182K (N2437Q), Waco, TX, Substantial damage. Bounced on hard landing. Impact affected elevator controls, resulting in porpoising and aircraft damage.
- [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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