# Incident 19821119069699I: Cessna 172RG, Santa Ana, CA, November 19, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1982, 18:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6757° N, 117.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6757&lon=-117.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6428V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6428V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 412 total, 141 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83IA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821119069699I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN FROM OVER HEATED LANDING GEAR MOTOR AND HYDRAULIC FLUID DUE TO A FAILED ACTUATOR PRESSURE SWITCH.

## 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 LAX83IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83IA036), Nov 20, 1982: Cessna 172RG (N6428V), Santa Ana, CA, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N6428V (2)

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

- [Incident 20180102000399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180102000399I), Jan 2, 2018: Cessna 172RG (N6428V), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. During preparation for landing on rwy 18, the right main landing gear actuator housing broke causing right main gear to remain retracted. After several failed…
- [Incident 20040808019129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040808019129I), Aug 8, 2004: Cessna 172RG (N6428V), Boise, ID, Minor damage. (-23) During a landing rollout, at Gowen field, the nose gear of N6428V collapsed. The aircraft sustained minor damage, including prop tip curling and surface…

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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