# NTSB CHI72FEM69: Cessna 182K, N2508Q, Grand Rapids, MI, May 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1972
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEM69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0023  72/5/24    GRAND RAPIDS,MICH   CESSNA 182K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1800
        TIME - 0900                    N2508Q              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 792 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKHART,IND                 GRAND RAPIDS,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PLT DROPPED MAP BOARD,ASKED PAX/PLT TO TAKE OVER.PLT STATED INSTRUCTION APPARENTLY NOT CLEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2508Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2508Q-2017-05-17), registration cancelled 2017-05-17, S/N 18257708, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- 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: Minor damage
- Airport: Kent County

## Other investigations on N2508Q (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 CEN16CA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16CA390), Sep 30, 2016: Cessna 182 (N2508Q), Rensselaer, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in the left wing's subsequent impact with a cornfield.

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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