# Incident 19811220089289I: Cessna 182L, Guantanamo Bay, CU, December 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1981, 14:15 local time
- Place: Guantanamo Bay, CU
- Airport: Mccalla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N42382, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42382) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 16 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811220089289I

## Narrative

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

SAID ELEVATOR JAMMED ON LANDING. SEVERE BOUNCING BENT FIREWALL, SLACKED CABLES. UNABLE TO DETERMINE JAMMED CABLE.

## Other reports on N42382 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800629056719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800629056719I), Jun 29, 1980: Cessna 182 (N42382), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. Pilot taxied off taxiway and struck a taxiway light.

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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