# Accident 19860423014099A: Cessna 182M, Mountain Home, AR, April 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mountain Home, AR
- Airport: Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3304° N, 92.3692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3304&lon=-92.3692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71551, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71551) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 11 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423014099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BALLOONED AIRCRAFT IN LANDING. HARD LANDING COLLAPSED NOSE STRUT AND BENT THE PROPELLER.

## 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 MKC86LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA096), Apr 23, 1986: Cessna 182M (N71551), Mountain Home, AR, substantial damage

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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