# Accident 19970506011699A: Cessna 182K, Little Rock, AR, May 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1997, 19:00 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7310° N, 92.2310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7310&lon=-92.2310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2740Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2740Q-2014-04-29) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970506011699A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH ON LANDING AND PILOT PUSHED NOSE TO HURRY AND LAND, BOUNCED IN AIR, CAME DOWN ON NOSE GEAR. (-23) ON MAY 6, 1997, AT (1900L) 0000UTC, A CE-182, N2740Q, OWNED BY AND REGISTERED TO PETER M. EDWARDS, MADE A HIGH APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING AT LITTLE ROCK ADAMS FIELD, ARKANSAS, DAMAGE CONSISTED OF BENT PROPELLER TIPS AND A WRINKLED FIREWALL. THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURY AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BY THE REGISTERED OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN DUMAS, AR (0M0) AT 23:15 UTC HOURS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

## 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 FTW97LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA195), May 7, 1997: Cessna 182K (N2740Q), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N2740Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20110612013299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110612013299A), Jun 12, 2011: Cessna 182K (N2740Q), Bentonia, MS, Substantial damage. While performing an engine hot start, the pilot mistakenly adjusted the throttle on takeoff which caused rapid acceleration. The pilot's seat slid aft and the…

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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