# Accident 19981118044659A: Cessna 182Q, Hickory, NC, November 18, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1998
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7332&lon=-81.3412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759LH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981118044659A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 15, 1998, ABOUT 1540 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182Q, N759LH, LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE HICKORY AIRPORT, HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA. THE AIRPLANE WAS RENTED BY THE PILOT FROM PROFILE AVIATION CENTER, INC., FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE PILOT LANDED HARD DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL, AND WRINKLING THE FLOOR IN THE COCKPIT AREA.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N759LH (1)

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

- [Accident 19950321004899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950321004899A), Mar 21, 1995: Cessna 182Q (N759LH), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Hard landing. Bounced came down and folded nose gear. Skidded off runway.

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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