# Incident 19780405008109I: Cessna 182, West Miffin, PA, April 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1978, 20:45 local time
- Place: West Miffin, PA
- Airport: Allegheny Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42758, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42758) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 769 total, 600 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/19780405008109I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING DAMAGED NOSE GEAR AND PROP.

## Other reports on N42758 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750622021489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750622021489A), Jun 22, 1975: Cessna 182L (N42758), Belle Vernon, PA, Substantial damage. T/d became airborne subsequent t/d abt half way dwn rwy.

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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