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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182M · Georgetown, TX · June 30, 1984

Date: June 30, 1984 · 11:00 local
Place: Georgetown, TX
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N71879
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW84LA313
Reported as: Cessna 182M
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 95 total35 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N71879Registered now · Cessna 182MS/N 18259789 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 182M Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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After aircraft substained bird strike pilot returned to field making a hard landing causing damage.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED BIRD STRIKE PILOT RETURNED TO FIELD MAKING A HARD LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW84LA313Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGeorgetown, TXWhile on a x-country flight the acft experienced a bird strike. The plt elected to return to the departure airfield for a precautionary landing. She made two hard landings on the first approach and then recovered and made a go-around. On the next approach she…Jun 30, 1984 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N71879 · 3

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

Accident 20250728010829ALanding: Rollout · Imnaha, OROn July 28, 2025 the pilot lost control of the aircraft during landing and hit a tree with the left wing causing substantial damage to wing structure and fuselage.Jul 28, 2025 · Substantial damage Incident 20080529842009IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Tucson, AZ(-23) On may 29, 2008, around 2030 mountain standard time, Cessna 182M, N71879, struck a taxiing light with the propeller after the pilot departed the runway after landing at the Tucson International Airport. The aircraft propeller sustained minor damage.…May 29, 2008 · Minor damage Accident 19920513019519ALevel Off Touchdown · Dayton, OHVery hard landing, said right seat passenger grabbed his arm due other traffic. Witness saw fast nose first landingMay 13, 1992 · Substantial damage