# Incident 19820906050729I: Cessna 182N, Merced, CA, September 6, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Merced, CA
- Airport: Merced
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9217G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9217G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906050729I

## Narrative

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

AUTO PILOT BOX POPPED OUT OF PANEL ON LEVEL OFF AND ACTIVATED. STARTLED PILOT MADE HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N9217G (1)

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

- [Accident 20120506006919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120506006919A), May 6, 2012: Cessna 182N (N9217G), Newport, VT, Substantial damage. Possible unstable approach to runway 36, high on approach (final) with full flaps. Decrease in airspeed, pilot applied power too late to recover from excessive…

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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