NTSB ATL86LA038 — 1985-12-07 · STONE MOUNTAIN, Georgia, United States

Current FAA registration · N4707N

Make / Model: CESSNA 182Q
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19790927
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A5C474

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4707N Cessna 182Q None

Factual narrative

AFTER AN IFR FLIGHT INTO HIS HOME AREA, PILOT CHANGED DEST TO LAND ON HIS HOME AIRPORT. MADE A VFR PATTERN TO LAND ON RWY 17. PLT STATED THAT HE FLARED TOO LATE, HIT THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED REAL HIGH AND WENT AROUND. MADE A SOFT FIELD LDG AND WHEN TYING ACFT DOWN NOTED CRACKED NOSE GEAR FAIRING AND WRINKLED ENGINE COWLING. MECHANIC ASSESSED THE DAMAGE TO BE SUBSTANTIAL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_ATL86LA038.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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