# Incident 19801019075339I: Cessna R182, Kendallville, IN, October 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1980, 18:40 local time
- Place: Kendallville, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4434° N, 85.2582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kendallville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4434&lon=-85.2582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2299T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2299T-1989-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 400 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/19801019075339I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN OUT BY A BIRD STRIKE.

## Other reports on N2299T (2)

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

- [Accident 19850413015279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850413015279A), Apr 13, 1985: Cessna R182 (N2299T), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Porpoised on landing. Ran off side of the runway and nosed over.
- [Accident 19801228080249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801228080249A), Dec 28, 1980: Cessna R182 (N2299T), Lansing, IL, Substantial damage. Stalled on level off due to iced over windshield and airframe ice. Was advised not to go, no deice equipment.

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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