# Incident 19790905034469I: Cessna R182, Knoxville, TN, September 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1979, 14:10 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7139T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7139T) (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 R182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total, 11 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/19790905034469I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY DAMAGED BY PORPOISE AND HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N7139T (2)

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

- [Incident 19810720068799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810720068799I), Jul 20, 1981: Cessna R182 (N7139T), Hazard, KY, Minor damage. Pilot landed aircraft in light rain and downwind, overshot,touchdown braking poor. Went off runway broke nose gear.
- [Incident 19790331013089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790331013089I), Mar 31, 1979: Cessna R182 (N7139T), Columbus, GA, Minor damage. Bounced, then landed. Stopped on rollout due to vibration. Bolt connecting shimmy damper to strut was missing.

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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