DEN73DTE30

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182K · Colo Sprgs, CO · August 26, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 26, 1972
Place
Colo Sprgs, CO · COLO SPRGS, CO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2511QCessna 182K
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167892

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3106  72/8/26    COLO SPRGS,COLO     CESSNA 182K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N2511Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLO SPRGS,COLO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N2511Q
Reported as
Cessna 182K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Peterson Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.