# Accident 19810821051179A: Cessna 182, Yuma, AZ, August 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5535B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5535B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 75 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ92) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810821051179A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL HIT SOFT SPOT ON RUNWAY DURING LANDING CAUSING AIRCRAFT GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND FLIP INVERTED.

## 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 LAX81DUJ92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ92), Aug 21, 1981: Cessna 182 (N5535B), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5535B (1)

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

- [Incident 19890424029359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890424029359I), Apr 24, 1989: Cessna 182 (N5535B), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Engine lost power in landing pattern. Landed in field short of runway. Damaged nose gear and propeller.

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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