# NTSB IAD74DKM59: Cessna 182, N2357X, Statesville, NC, June 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1974
- Place: Statesville, NC · STATESVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.7826° N, 80.8873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7826&lon=-80.8873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1945  74/6/23    STATESVILLE,NC      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 1192
        TIME - 1535                    N2357X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATESVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALISBURY,NC                STATESVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- LANDED LONG ON DOWNSLOPING RWY WITH TAILWIND STRUCK DITCH TURNING OFF RWY.WIND GUSTING 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2357X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2357X), registered now, S/N 18256257, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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: Statesville

## 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 19740623018999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740623018999A), Jun 23, 1974: Cessna 182H, Statesville, NC, Substantial damage. Landed long on downsloping rwy with tailwind struck ditch turning off rwy. Wind gusting 30K.

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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