# Incident 19810621060269I: Cessna 182M, Ft Wayne, IN, June 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ft Wayne, IN
- Airport: Smith
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1434° N, 85.1528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH FLD (SMD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1434&lon=-85.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71788, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71788) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 584 total, 111 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810621060269I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DIVERTED DUE TO WEATHER. MADE HARD LANDING WITH NO DAMAGE. CHECKED AIRCRAFT. CONTINUED FLIGHT.

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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