# Incident 19780424011249I: Cessna 182P, Des Moines, IA, April 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91376, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91376) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 3 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/19780424011249I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BALLOONED AND PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT. PLANE PORPOISED DAMAGING NOSE WHEEL AND PROP.

## Other reports on N91376 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910321009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910321009389A), Mar 21, 1991: Cessna 182P (N91376), Loup City, NE, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing damaging prop nose gear and firewall.

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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