# Incident 19851010059489I: Cessna R182, Murfreesboro, TN, October 10, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1985, 18:10 local time
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8456° N, 86.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murfreesboro, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8456&lon=-86.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738VD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738VD-1988-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 920 total, 1 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851010059489I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET SAFE GEAR INDICATION. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. SQUAT SWITCH WIRE IMPROPERLY SECURED.

## Other reports on N738VD (1)

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

- [Accident 19811012072399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811012072399A), Oct 12, 1981: Cessna R182 (N738VD), West Jefferson, NC, Destroyed. Engine quit after changing tanks during let down. Crash occurred during emergency landing.

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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