# NTSB DEN79FTE84: Cessna 182, N92286, Loveland, CO, September 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1979
- Place: Loveland, CO · LOVELAND, CO
- Location: 40.3978° N, 105.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loveland, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3978&lon=-105.0750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTE84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3376  79/9/10    LOVELAND,CO         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 153
        TIME - 1530                    N92286              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT CLLNS-LOVELAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT COLLINS,CO               LOVELAND,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92286](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92286), registered now, S/N 18260130, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (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: Ft Cllns-Loveland

## 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 19790910026899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790910026899A), Sep 10, 1979: Cessna 182, Loveland, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft came down level & hard on runway,bending nose gear forward. Factor: improper level off and recovery.

## Other investigations on N92286 (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 FTW74FQG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG05), Aug 7, 1973: Cessna 182N (N92286), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage

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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