# NTSB FTW76DRD01: Cessna 182K, N2496Q, New Orleans, LA, July 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1975
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&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 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1851  75/7/25    NEW ORLEANS,LA      CESSNA 182K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 212
        TIME - 1451                    N2496Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2496Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lakefront

## 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 19750725021759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750725021759A), Jul 25, 1975: Cessna 182K, New Orleans, LA, Substantial damage. Acft porpoised.

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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