# Incident 19810601039759I: Cessna R182, Kalamazoo, MI, June 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1817R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1817R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-J3C5D (registry code 42361, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-j3c5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 15 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/19810601039759I

## Narrative

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

PILOTS HEARD CLUNKING NOISE DURING FLAP OPERATION. FOUND RIGHT FLAP TRACKING IMPROPERLY CAUSING HINGE WEAR.

## Other reports on N1817R (1)

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

- [Incident 19810819065469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810819065469I), Aug 19, 1981: Cessna R182 (N1817R), Kalamazoo, MI, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing aircraft from ramp struck a parked aircraft.

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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