# Accident 19811116082249A: Cessna 182A, Presidio, TX, November 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: Presidio, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5603° N, 104.3653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Presidio, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5603&lon=-104.3653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3855D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 37 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DQD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811116082249A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH, STALLED. IMPACTED RUNWAY ON ALL THREE WHEELS. BENT MOTOR MOUNT AND BULKHEAD.

## 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 FTW82DQD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQD07), Nov 16, 1981: Cessna 182A (N3855D), Presidio, TX, substantial damage

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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