# Accident 19810809048139A: Cessna TR182, Catalina Island, CA, August 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1981, 09:20 local time
- Place: Catalina Island, CA
- Airport: Catalina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4050° N, 118.4158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CATALINA (AVX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4050&lon=-118.4158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757HF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757HF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 954 total, 154 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810809048139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING DURING FOGGY WEATHER CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT LEVELLED OFF HIGH AND DROPPED IN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX81FUA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUA12), Aug 9, 1981: Cessna TR182 (N757HF), Catalina, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N757HF (1)

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

- [Incident 19830825062569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825062569I), Aug 25, 1983: Cessna TR182 (N757HF), Overton, NV, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication for landing. Believed nose light burned out. Landed nose gear up. No defects found.

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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