# Incident 19780918019689I: Cessna R182, Midland, TX, September 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1978, 14:52 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1739R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1739R-1996-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 20 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/19780918019689I

## Narrative

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

ON SECOND LANDING OF FLIGHT AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WHEELS UP.

## Other reports on N1739R (2)

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

- [Accident 19850707029539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707029539A), Jul 7, 1985: Cessna R182 (N1739R), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. Floated during flare on downwind landing. Ran off end of runway into a fence and collapsed the landing gear.
- [Accident 19830313007509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830313007509A), Mar 13, 1983: Cessna 182G (N1739R), Sheffield, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit circling a farm strip. Struck a rock on forced landing. Believe water retained in fuel cell wrinkles.

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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