# Incident 19780331012209I: Cessna 182, Kearney, NE, March 31, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1978, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kearney, NE
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7017° N, 99.0823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kearney, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7017&lon=-99.0823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7565X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7565X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 8 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780331012209I

## Narrative

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

PILOT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE GEAR AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N7565X (1)

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

- [Incident 20260805009369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260805009369I), Aug 5, 2026: Cessna R182 (N7565X), Spirit Lake, IA, Minor damage. Landing approach was high and fast. Landed hard and bounced at least once, with nose wheel fork breaking off and aircraft sliding to a stop on the runway.

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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