# NTSB IAD74DKM52: Cessna 182, N52641, L Switzerland, NC, April 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1974
- Place: L Switzerland, NC · L SWITZERLAND, NC
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1258  74/4/15    L SWITZERLAND,NC    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1800                    N52641              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  57, 20323 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOD STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRUNSWICK,GA                L SWITZERLAND,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UNIMPROVED SOD STRIP,APPLIED BRAKES NOSE WHEEL BURIED INTO SOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N52641 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sod Strip

## 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 19740415008349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740415008349A), Apr 15, 1974: Cessna 182P, L Switzerland, NC, Substantial damage. Unimproved Sod Strip,applied brakes nose wheel buried into sod.

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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