# NTSB IAD74DKM46: Cessna 182, N2493Q, Asheville, NC, March 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1974
- Place: Asheville, NC · ASHEVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.6009° N, 82.5540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Asheville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6009&lon=-82.5540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0890   74/3/4    ASHEVILLE,NC        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 225
        TIME - 1120                    N2493Q              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHEVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAURNES,SC                  ASHEVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- DMGD FIREWALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2493Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2493Q), registered now, S/N 18257693, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Asheville Muni

## 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 19740304005469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740304005469A), Mar 4, 1974: Cessna 182K, Asheville, NC, Substantial damage. Dmgd firewall.

## Other investigations on N2493Q (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 LAX04CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA200), May 1, 2004: Cessna 182K (N2493Q), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise and collision with a…

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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