# Incident 19820320018469I: Cessna 172F, Mobile, AL, March 20, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1982, 14:55 local time
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Airport: Bates
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6793° N, 88.3006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6793&lon=-88.3006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8423U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8423U-2013-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 92 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82IA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820320018469I

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK RUNWAY FROM GUSTY WIND. PROP STRUCK RUNWAY WHEN NOSE CAME DOWN. NOSE WHEEL STRUT WAS FLAT.

## 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 ATL82IA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA076), Mar 20, 1982: Cessna 172F (N8423U), Mobile, AL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N8423U (1)

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

- [Accident 19820915049399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820915049399A), Sep 15, 1982: Cessna 172F (N8423U), Millry, AL, Substantial damage. Forced landing due to power loss. Severed nose gear on a levee. Exhaust flame tubes cracked, deformed, one missing.

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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