# Incident 19780401008209I: Cessna 182, Essex, MD, April 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1978, 13:20 local time
- Place: Essex, MD
- Airport: Skypark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3003° N, 76.4427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Essex, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3003&lon=-76.4427&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71637, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71637) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 76 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/19780401008209I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY DURING CROSSWIND LANDING. STRUCK VASI SIGN.

## Other reports on N71637 (2)

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

- [Incident 19821126068289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821126068289I), Nov 26, 1982: Cessna 182M (N71637), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Bounced and porpoised. Made go-around. Found damaged prop. Nose gear and cowling.
- [Accident 19810125001659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810125001659A), Jan 25, 1981: Cessna 182M (N71637), Pocomoke  City, MD, Substantial damage. Landed midway on icy sod runway,unable to stop. Skidded off end into embankment.

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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