# Accident 19780920033879A: Cessna 182H, Midway, TX, September 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1978
- Place: Midway, TX
- Airport: Huntsville Prison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 31.0251° N, 95.7565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midway, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0251&lon=-95.7565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7301W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7301W) (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 182H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,166 total, 60 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRA42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920033879A

## Narrative

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

TRUNION AND NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW78DRA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRA42), Sep 20, 1978: Cessna 182RG (N7301W), Midway, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7301W (1)

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

- [Incident 19990227016859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990227016859I), Feb 27, 1999: Cessna R182 (N7301W), Roanoke, VA, Minor damage. (-5)On February 27, 1999, a Cessna 182R, s/n 1820051, N7301W, operated by Mr. John kearney was on a visual approach to Roanoke regional airport, Virginia at…

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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