# Accident 19770521012569A: Cessna 182F, Sisters, OR, May 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1977
- Place: Sisters, OR
- Airport: Sisters State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 44.2924° N, 121.5530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sisters, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2924&lon=-121.5530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3118U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3118U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 18 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYK09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770521012569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

3RD LDG ATTEMPT.T/D LONG AND FAST.RAN OFF END OF RWY,WENT THRU FENCE,HIT DITCH.LDG DOWNSLOPE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA77FYK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYK09), May 21, 1977: Cessna 182 (N3118U), Sisters, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3118U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010202002339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010202002339I), Feb 2, 2001: Cessna 182F (N3118U), Cullman, AL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he ballooned during the flare and mismanaged the controls which resulted in a hard landing. A go-around was intiated and a successsfull…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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