# Incident 19780524040019I: Cessna 182, Portland, ME, May 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1978, 13:24 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6332° N, 70.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6332&lon=-70.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3672C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3672C) (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: 900 total, 15 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/19780524040019I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO GET GREEN LIGHT ON NOSE GEAR FOR LANDING. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N3672C (3)

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

- [Incident 20260720009459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260720009459I), Jul 20, 2026: Cessna R182 (N3672C), Morrisville, NC, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted], A Cessna 182 departed ktta on a post maintenance flight for fuel cell bladder work. When on return to ktta, the pilot discovered that…
- [Incident 20131201023039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131201023039I), Dec 1, 2013: Cessna R182 (N3672C), Monroe, NC, Substantial damage. Upon landing flight instructor johnston asked pilot being checked out to rent the airplane to do a touch and go. Rental pilot [privacy data omitted] applied…
- [Incident 19800418045359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800418045359I), Apr 18, 1980: Cessna 182 (N3672C), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Nose tire blew after normal landing, causing prop to strike ground.

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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