# Accident 19850707029539A: Cessna R182, Midland, TX, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 18:45 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1739R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1739R-1996-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707029539A

## Narrative

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

FLOATED DURING FLARE ON DOWNWIND LANDING. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO A FENCE AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 FTW85LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA277), Jul 7, 1985: Cessna R182 (N1739R), Midland, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1739R (2)

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

- [Accident 19830313007509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830313007509A), Mar 13, 1983: Cessna 182G (N1739R), Sheffield, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit circling a farm strip. Struck a rock on forced landing. Believe water retained in fuel cell wrinkles.
- [Incident 19780918019689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780918019689I), Sep 18, 1978: Cessna R182 (N1739R), Midland, TX, Minor damage. On second landing of flight aircraft was landed wheels up.

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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