# NTSB ATL80DKJ04: Cessna 182, N2544R, Mobile, AL, May 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1980
- Place: Mobile, AL · MOBILE, AL
- Location: 30.6944° N, 88.0431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mobile, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6944&lon=-88.0431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DKJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0925   80/5/5    MOBILE,AL           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 127
        TIME - 1930                    N2544R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BATES FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARROLLTON,GA               MOBILE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- ACFT BEGAN TO SWERVE.PLT PULLED IT OFF,THEN PORPOISED WHEN RELANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2544R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2544R), registered now, S/N 18258244, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bates Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800505012559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800505012559A), May 5, 1980: Cessna 182K, Mobile, AL, Substantial damage. Bounced on hard landing. Failed to add power, hit runway again. Porpoised, collapsed nose gear.

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.

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