# Incident 19791224000359I: Cessna R182, Jackson Hole, WY, December 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1979, 05:30 local time
- Place: Jackson Hole, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5071R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5071R-1989-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 100 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/19791224000359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LEFT AIRPLANE WITH ENGINE RUNNING, BRAKES SET. AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD AND STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5071R (2)

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

- [Accident 19840831045449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840831045449A), Aug 31, 1984: Cessna TR182 (N5071R), Wilmington, NC, Destroyed. Lost power and struck trees on emergency approach. Bad magneto and several accessory maintenance defects.
- [Incident 19790726021329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726021329I), Jul 26, 1979: Cessna R182 (N5071R), Jackson, WY, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear before landing.

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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