# NTSB FTW76DRA32: Cessna 182, N2786F, Bellville, TX, April 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1976
- Place: Bellville, TX · BELLVILLE, TX
- Location: 29.9466° N, 96.2588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9466&lon=-96.2588&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152951
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0788  76/4/22    BELLVILLE,TX        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 545
        TIME - 0950                    N2786F              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAWUNDER AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPUR,TX                     BELLVILLE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HI FAST APCH. TREES AT DEP END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2786F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2786F), registered now, S/N 18256886, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (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: Grawunder Airport

## 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 19760422008699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760422008699A), Apr 22, 1976: Cessna 182J, Bellville, TX, Substantial damage. Hi fast apch. Trees at dep end of rwy.

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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