# NTSB MIA74DKT72: Cessna 182N, N92522, W Palm Beach, FL, April 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1974
- Place: W Palm Beach, FL · W PALM BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKT72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1495  74/4/20    W PALM BEACH,FLA    CESSNA 182N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 268
        TIME - 1040                    N92522              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - W PALM BEACH INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASSAU,BAHAMAS              W PALM BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- ACFT T/D IN NOSE DWN ATTITUDE PORPOISED 3-4 TIMES.FIREWALL BENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92522](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92522-2017-02-13), registration cancelled 2017-02-13, S/N 18260243, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (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: W Palm Beach Intl

## 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 19740420011669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740420011669A), Apr 20, 1974: Cessna 182N, W Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Acft t/d in nose dwn attitude porpoised 3-4 times. Firewall bent.

## Other investigations on N92522 (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 MKC84LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA191), Jun 30, 1984: Cessna 182N (N92522), Beaver City, NE, destroyed

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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