# Accident 19980719046539A: Cessna 182K, Edgartown, MA, July 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1998, 11:42 local time
- Place: Edgartown, MA
- Airport: Katama Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3585° N, 70.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KATAMA AIRPARK (1B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3585&lon=-70.5245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2608Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2608Q) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980719046539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED IT WAS A HARD LANDING AND AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. FAA INSPECTORS FELTON & CRUMB DISCOVERED FIREWALL DAMAGE TO RIGHT SIDE, WRINKLES IN SKIN, AND NOSE WHEEL PUSHED TO LEFT APPROX. 2 INCHES.

## 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 IAD98LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA093), Jul 19, 1998: Cessna 182 (N2608Q), Edgartown, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot's improper flare prior to touchdown.

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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