# NTSB IAD77DKM07: Cessna 182, N42116, Hickory, NC, December 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1976
- Place: Hickory, NC · HICKORY, NC
- Location: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7332&lon=-81.3412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DKM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3811   76/12/9   HICKORY,NC          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2736
        TIME - 1630                    N42116              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HICKORY MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND,VA                 HICKORY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42116](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42116-2009-10-28), registration cancelled 2009-10-28, S/N 18258858, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (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: Hickory Municipal

## 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 19761209038029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761209038029A), Dec 9, 1976: Cessna 182L, Hickory, NC, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N42116 (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 MIA08LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA097), May 7, 2008: Cessna 182L (N42116), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total fatigue failure of the No. 5 piston during climb.

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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